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Techniques at low temperature. / McClintock, Peter V. E.
In: Nature, Vol. 279, No. 5716, 28.06.1979, p. 826-826.

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McClintock, PVE 1979, 'Techniques at low temperature.', Nature, vol. 279, no. 5716, pp. 826-826. https://doi.org/10.1038/279826a0

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McClintock PVE. Techniques at low temperature. Nature. 1979 Jun 28;279(5716):826-826. doi: 10.1038/279826a0

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McClintock, Peter V. E. / Techniques at low temperature. In: Nature. 1979 ; Vol. 279, No. 5716. pp. 826-826.

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