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Title: Enough is enough: feedback control of specialized metabolism
Award ID(s):
2123470
PAR ID:
10526931
Author(s) / Creator(s):
; ;
Publisher / Repository:
Elsevier
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Trends in Plant Science
Volume:
29
Issue:
5
ISSN:
1360-1385
Page Range / eLocation ID:
514 to 523
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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