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Main Authors: Anna Leichsenring, Ingo Bäcker, Paul G Furtmüller, Christian Obinger, Franziska Lange, Jörg Flemmig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4811407?pdf=render