A CIDEP and fluorescence study of the oxidation of vitamin E: The vitamin E radical cation
β Scribed by M.C. Depew; M.T. Craw; K. MacCormick; J.K.S. Wan
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 740 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1011-1344
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