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. 1997 Sep;115(1):7–13. doi: 10.1104/pp.115.1.7

Sugar Sensing and Sugar-Mediated Signal Transduction in Plants.

S Smeekens 1, F Rook 1
PMCID: PMC158454  PMID: 12223788

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