Abiogenic synthesis of nucleotides in conditions of space flight of the biosputnik "BION - 11"

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 387-391

  Kuzicheva, E A ^a   Simakov, M B ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CYTOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 0000021438     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(99)00062-9     Document Type: Article

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