Environmental and molecular biology of pollen allergens

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 156-164

  Knox, Bruce ^a   Suphioglu, Cenk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 0000820954     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1360-1385(96)80051-3     Document Type: Review

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