Acute oral safety study of rosemary extracts in rats

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 790-795

  Anadón, Arturo ^a   Martínez Larrañaga, Maria R ^a   Martínez, Maria A ^a   Ares, Irma ^a   García Risco, Monica R ^b   Señoráns, Francisco J ^b   Reglero, Guillermo ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS;

EID: 41849112714     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-71.4.790     Document Type: Article

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