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. 1997 Feb;113(2):307–312. doi: 10.1104/pp.113.2.307

Blazing New Trails (Pollen Tube Guidance in Flowering Plants).

L K Wilhelmi 1, D Preuss 1
PMCID: PMC158143  PMID: 12223608

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