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Analysis/Composition

Comparison of the Chemical Composition of East Indian, Jamaican and Other West Indian Essential Oils of Myristica fragrans Houtt.

Gregory I.C. Simpson Department of Chemistry, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica, West Indies
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Yvette A. Jackson Department of Chemistry, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica, West Indies
Pages 6-9 | Received 01 Jan 2000, Accepted 01 Nov 2000, Published online: 09 Dec 2011

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