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[Non-taxoid chemical constituents from needles of Taxus cuspidata]

Jian Su1, Man-Li Zhang2, Chang-Hong Huo2

  • 1Hebei Provincial Food and Drug Inspection Institute, Shijiazhuang 050011, China.

Zhong Yao Cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese Medicinal Materials
|February 25, 2014
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