ChemInform Abstract: Benzofuran and Other Constituents of the Essential Oil of Ageratum conyzoides.
β Scribed by Koteppa Pari; P. J. Rao; B. Subrahmanyam; J. N. Rasthogi; C. Devakumar
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Weight
- 26 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0931-7597
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