Biological potential of extraterrestrial materials - 1. Nutrients in carbonaceous meteorites, and effects on biological growth

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 653-661

  Mautner, Michael N ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0001322902     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0032-0633(97)00017-2     Document Type: Article

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