Detection of estrogenic activity in herbal teas by in vitro reporter assays
โ Scribed by Hirao Kohno; Katsuyasu Kouda; Rikio Tokunaga; Yoshiaki Sonoda
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 282 KB
- Volume
- 225
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0044-3026
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