Homochirality and long-range transfer in biological systems
β Scribed by O.I. Fisun; A.V. Savin
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 473 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0303-2647
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