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Antioxidant activity of phenolic extracts from different cultivars of Italian onion (Allium cepa) and relative human immune cell proliferative induction

PHARMACEUTICAL BIOLOGY (2016)

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PHARMACEUTICAL BIOLOGY

Volume 54, Issue 5, Pages 799-806

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2015.1080733

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Plant Sciences Medical Laboratory Technology Pharmacology & Pharmacy

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Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Perugia [2013.0222.021]

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