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Josephine M Gießel1, Anne Loesche1, René Csuk1

  • 1Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Organic Chemistry, Kurt-Mothes-Str. 2, D- 06120, Halle (Saale), Germany.

European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
|June 4, 2019
PubMed

Keywords:
AcetylcholinesteraseButyrylcholinesteraseCaffeic acid phenethyl esterCinnamic acid phenethyl estersInhibitors

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