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A comparative study of Zingiber officinale Roscoe pulp and peel: phytochemical composition and evaluation of antitumour activity

Mariangela MarrelliDepartment of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Italy
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Francesco MenichiniDepartment of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Italy
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Filomena ConfortiDepartment of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 2045-2049 | Received 29 Dec 2014, Accepted 13 Feb 2015, Published online: 10 Mar 2015

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