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Natural Product Research
Formerly Natural Product Letters
Volume 22, 2008 - Issue 12
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Original Articles

Chemical composition of essential oil and headspace-solid microextracts from fruits of Myrica gale L. and antifungal activity

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Pages 1024-1032 | Received 06 Jun 2007, Accepted 27 Jul 2007, Published online: 10 Sep 2008

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