Biological activities of extracts from a naturally wild kiwifruit, Actinidia macrosperma

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2231-2234

  Lu, Yin ^a,b   Zhao, Yunpeng ^b   Fu, Chengxin ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG SHUREN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Actinidia macrosperma; Antimicrobial activity; Brine shrimp; Cytotoxicity

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA; ACTINIDIA MACROSPERMA; ARTEMIA;

EID: 79958787857     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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