Cell biology of molybdenum

Plant Cell Monographs

Volumn 17, Issue , 2010, Pages 119-143

  Bittner, Florian ^a   Mendel, Ralf Rainer ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

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EID: 79960043818     PISSN: 18611370     EISSN: 18611362     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-10613-2_6     Document Type: Article

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