Methodology for the determination of biological antioxidant capacity in vitro: A review

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 86, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 2046-2056

  MacDonald Wicks, Lesley K ^a   Wood, Lisa G ^b   Garg, Manohar L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Antioxidants; In vitro assays; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33749614926     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2603     Document Type: Review

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