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Volume 24, 2010 - Issue 19
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Chemical investigation of the essential oil from berries and needles of common juniper (Juniperus communis L.) growing wild in Estonia

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Pages 1789-1799 | Received 14 Sep 2009, Accepted 05 Nov 2009, Published online: 19 Nov 2010

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