Antioxidant activities of aqueous extract from cultivated fruit-bodies of cordyceps militaris (L.) link in vitro

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1365-1370

  Zhan, Yu ^a,b   Dong, Cai Hong ^a,b   Yao, Yi Jian ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidation; Aqueous extract; Cordyceps militaris; Free radicals; In vitro

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CHELATION; FREE RADICAL;

CORDYCEPS; CORDYCEPS MILITARIS; FUNGI;

EID: 33845520144     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2006.00345.x     Document Type: Article

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