Antioxidant potential of root bark of Berberis lycium Royle. From Galliyat, Western Himalaya, Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 45, Issue SPL.ISS, 2013, Pages 231-234

  Mashwani, Zia Ur Rehman ^a,b   Khan, Mir Ajab ^b   Irum, Sadia ^a   Ahmad, Mushtaq ^b  

^a PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BERBERIS; BERBERIS LYCIUM; LYCIUM;

EID: 84873419998     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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