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Natural Product Research
Formerly Natural Product Letters
Volume 23, 2009 - Issue 2
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Antimicrobial effect and resistant regulation of Glycyrrhiza uralensis on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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Pages 101-111 | Received 13 Jun 2007, Accepted 02 Jan 2008, Published online: 29 Oct 2009

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