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    Mario Dell’Agli, Chiara Di Lorenzo, Enrico Sangiovanni & Patrizia Restani

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Dell’Agli, M. et al. (2018). Benefits: Tradition of Use, Experimental Models and Human Studies to Support Health Claims of Botanicals. In: Restani, P. (eds) Food Supplements Containing Botanicals: Benefits, Side Effects and Regulatory Aspects. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62229-3_4

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