CCXVIII.—The constituents of the fruit of ecballium elaterium
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The Cultivation and Cucurbitacin Content of Ecballium elaterium (L.)
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عنوان ژورنال: J. Chem. Soc., Trans.
سال: 1909
ISSN: 0368-1645
DOI: 10.1039/ct9099501985