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. 1994 Sep;106(1):1–6. doi: 10.1104/pp.106.1.1

Small GTP-Binding Proteins and Membrane Biogenesis in Plants.

DPS Verma 1, C Cheon 3rd 1, Z Hong 1
PMCID: PMC159492  PMID: 12232299

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