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. 1993 Oct;5(10):1303–1314. doi: 10.1105/tpc.5.10.1303

Molecular Mechanisms of Pollen Tube Growth and Differentiation.

JP Mascarenhas 1
PMCID: PMC160363  PMID: 12271030

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