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First identification of drugs in Egyptian mummies

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  1. Pharmakologische Institut der Universität, Hermann-Herder-Straße 5, W-7800, Freiburg i. Br.

    G. Hertting

  2. Departments of Biology and Chemistry, Southwest Texas State University, 78666, San Marcos, Texas, USA

    N. D. Philip McIntosh

  3. Institut für Anthropologie und Humangenetik der Universität, Richard-Wagner-Str. 10, W-8000, München 2

    F. Parsche

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Hertting, G., McIntosh, N.D.P. & Parsche, F. First identification of drugs in Egyptian mummies. Naturwissenschaften 80, 243–246 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01135905

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