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Bibliographic Details
| Main Authors: |
J. Ritzer,
T. Lühmann,
C. Rode,
M. Pein-Hackelbusch,
I. Immohr,
U. Schedler,
T. Thiele,
S. Stübinger,
B. v. Rechenberg,
J. Waser-Althaus,
F. Schlottig,
M. Merli,
H. Dawe,
M. Karpíšek,
R. Wyrwa,
M. Schnabelrauch,
L. Meinel |
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| Format: | Article
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Nature Portfolio
2017-08-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00340-x
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