Antioxidant and anti‑inflammatory effects of esculin and esculetin (Review)
- Authors:
- Shaohua Ju
- Youli Tan
- Qiang Wang
- Ling Zhou
- Kun Wang
- Chenghong Wen
- Mingjian Wang
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Affiliations: Department of Pharmacy, Affiliated Sport Hospital, Chengdu Sport University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China - Published online on: April 12, 2024 https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2024.12536
- Article Number: 248
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Copyright: © Ju et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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