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Toxicity–structure activity evaluation of limonoids from Swietenia species on Artemia salina

Robert G. FowlesDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Baldwin S. MootooDepartment of Chemistry, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
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Russel S. RamsewakDepartment of Chemistry, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
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Ayub KhanDepartment of Life Sciences, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Pages 264-267 | Received 12 Sep 2010, Accepted 13 Apr 2011, Published online: 12 Jan 2012

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