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Research Article

Caffeoyl phenols and alkamides of cultivated Echinacea purpurea and Echinacea atrorubens var. paradoxa

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Pages 835-840 | Received 21 May 2008, Accepted 22 Jun 2008, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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