Elucidation of XA21-mediated innate immunity
β Scribed by Chang-Jin Park; Sang-Wook Han; Xuewei Chen; Pamela C. Ronald
- Book ID
- 109041967
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 248 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1462-5814
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