Total Reactive Antioxidant Potential (TRAP) and Total Antioxidant Reactivity (TAR) of medicinal plants used in southwest Amazonia (Bolivia and Peru)

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 288-296

  Desmarchelier, C ^a   Repetto, M ^a   Coussio, J ^a   Llesuy, S ^a   Ciccia, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Antioxidant reactivity; Free radicals; Luminol enhanced chemiluminescence; Southwest Amazonia

Indexed keywords

EID: 21544474142     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/phbi.35.4.288.13303     Document Type: Article

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