Pyrethrin from Tanacetum cineriifoliun as repellent against mosquitoes
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عنوان ژورنال: International Current Pharmaceutical Journal
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2224-9486
DOI: 10.3329/icpj.v2i10.16411