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. 1991 Jan;3(1):1–9. doi: 10.1105/tpc.3.1.1

Lectins, lectin genes, and their role in plant defense.

M J Chrispeels 1, N V Raikhel 1
PMCID: PMC159974  PMID: 1824332

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