Pomegranate: Its antioxidant activity and its effect on health

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 818, Issue , 2009, Pages 265-270

  Yildiz, H ^a   Obuz, E ^a   Bayraktaroglu, G ^a  

^a CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Health; Natural additives

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LYTHRACEAE;

EID: 70350089796     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.818.39     Document Type: Conference Paper

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