Metallothioneins, a diverse protein family

Plant Physiology

Volumn 155, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1750-1751

  Grennan, Aleel K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 79953674494     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.111.900407     Document Type: Article

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