Studies on Antioxidant, Anti-inflammation and Tyrosinase Inhibitory Activities of Melissa officinalis Extracts and Their Fractions
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Jeong, Yong Un
(Department of Integrated Biosciences, College of Biomedical and Health Science, Konkuk University)
Lee, Hwan (Department of Integrated Biosciences, College of Biomedical and Health Science, Konkuk University) Park, Haney (Department of Integrated Biosciences, College of Biomedical and Health Science, Konkuk University) Kim, Kyungmin (Jeju R&D Center, AMI Cosmetics Co., Ltd.) Kim, Suyeong (Jeju R&D Center, AMI Cosmetics Co., Ltd.) Park, Young Jin (Department of Integrated Biosciences, College of Biomedical and Health Science, Konkuk University) |
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