In vitro biosynthesis of antioxidants from Hemidesmus indicus R. Br. cultures

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 285-290

  Misra, Neeta ^a,b   Misra, Pratibha ^a   Datta, S K ^a   Mehrotra, Shanta ^a  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Callus culture; Hemidesmus indicus; Shoot culture

Indexed keywords

HEMIDESMUS INDICUS;

EID: 21244460009     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/IVP2004627     Document Type: Article

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