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. 1993 Oct 1;295(Pt 1):1–10. doi: 10.1042/bj2950001

Plant metallothioneins.

N J Robinson 1, A M Tommey 1, C Kuske 1, P J Jackson 1
PMCID: PMC1134811  PMID: 8216201

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