Menthol--pharmacology of an important naturally medicinal "cool".

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• Publication year

  2012

• Venue

  Mini-Reviews in Medical Chemistry

• Publication date

  2012-12-31

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Chemistry

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  DOI 10.2174/1389557511307010124PMID 23061635
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