Antimutagenicity of hops (Humulus lupulus L.): bioassay-directed fractionation and isolation of xanthohumol
✍ Scribed by Javor Kac; Janja Plazar; Aleš Mlinarič; Bojana Žegura; Tamara T. Lah; Metka Filipič
- Book ID
- 113848252
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 231 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0944-7113
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