Comparative chemical composition, free radical-scavenging and cytotoxic properties of essential oils of six Stachys species from different regions of the Mediterranean Area.

@article{Conforti2009ComparativeCC,
  title={Comparative chemical composition, free radical-scavenging and cytotoxic properties of essential oils of six Stachys species from different regions of the Mediterranean Area.},
  author={Filomena Conforti and Federica Menichini and Carmen Formisano and Daniela Rigano and Felice Senatore and Nelly Apostolides Arnold and Franco Piozzi},
  journal={Food Chemistry},
  year={2009},
  volume={116},
  pages={898-905}
}
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