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. 1990 Apr 1;267(1):1–12. doi: 10.1042/bj2670001

The prolamin storage proteins of cereal seeds: structure and evolution.

P R Shewry 1, A S Tatham 1
PMCID: PMC1131235  PMID: 2183790

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