Antimicrobial activity of flavonoids

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents - Tập 26 Số 5 - Trang 343-356 - 2005
T.P. Tim Cushnie1, Andrew J. Lamb1
1School of Pharmacy, The Robert Gordon University, Schoolhill, Aberdeen AB10 1FR, UK

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