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The use of mutants and transgenic plants to study amino acid metabolism. / Lea, P. J.; Forde, B. G.
In: Plant, Cell and Environment, Vol. 17, No. 5, 1994, p. 541-556.

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Lea, PJ & Forde, BG 1994, 'The use of mutants and transgenic plants to study amino acid metabolism.', Plant, Cell and Environment, vol. 17, no. 5, pp. 541-556. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3040.1994.tb00148.x

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Lea, P. J., & Forde, B. G. (1994). The use of mutants and transgenic plants to study amino acid metabolism. Plant, Cell and Environment, 17(5), 541-556. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3040.1994.tb00148.x

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Lea PJ, Forde BG. The use of mutants and transgenic plants to study amino acid metabolism. Plant, Cell and Environment. 1994;17(5):541-556. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.1994.tb00148.x

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Lea, P. J. ; Forde, B. G. / The use of mutants and transgenic plants to study amino acid metabolism. In: Plant, Cell and Environment. 1994 ; Vol. 17, No. 5. pp. 541-556.

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