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Fontanel, D. (2013). Total Content of Unsaponifiable Matter and Content of Corresponding Chemical Families in Various Plant Seed Oils: Species L to N. In: Unsaponifiable Matter in Plant Seed Oils. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35710-7_5

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