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Chemical composition and biological activity of essential oil of Teucrium scordium L. subsp. scordioides (Schreb.) Arcang. (Lamiaceae) from Sardinia Island (Italy)

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Pages 5828-5835 | Received 19 Sep 2021, Accepted 05 Dec 2021, Published online: 20 Dec 2021

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