The study of antioxidant effects in melanins extracted from various tissues of animals

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 277-281

  Lin, Liang Chuan ^a   Chen, Wei Tai ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Melanin; Octopus Ink Sac; Sepia Ink Sac; Silkie Fowl

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GALLIFORMES; OCTOPUS; SEPIA;

EID: 13244263127     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2005.277     Document Type: Article

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