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Natural Product Research
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Volume 23, 2009 - Issue 14
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Production dynamics of Withaferin A in Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal complex

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Pages 1304-1311 | Received 19 Jun 2008, Accepted 15 Oct 2008, Published online: 30 Jul 2010

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