Effect of Echinacea as antioxidant on markers of aging

Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 18-26

  Nematalla, Kh M ^a   Ghada, Sahar A Arafa ^a   Yousef, M ^a   Shabib, Zainb A ^a  

^a ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Aging; Antioxidants; Echinacea purpurea; Ethanolic extract; Roots; Water extract

Indexed keywords

EID: 79851492718     PISSN: 19918178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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