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. 1993 Sep;103(1):1–5. doi: 10.1104/pp.103.1.1

Oligosaccharides as signals and substrates in the plant cell wall.

S C Fry 1, S Aldington 1, P R Hetherington 1, J Aitken 1
PMCID: PMC158939  PMID: 8208845

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