Saffron: An Old Medicinal Plant and a Potential Novel Functional Food
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Saffron: An Old Medicinal Plant and a Potential Novel Functional Food
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MOLECULES
Volume 23, Issue 1, Pages 30
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MDPI AG
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2017-12-26
DOI
10.3390/molecules23010030
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