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Structures and functions of the polysaccharides from the cell wall of Gracilaria verrucosa (Rhodophyceae, Gigartinales)

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  1. Équipe Polysaccharides Pariétaux des Végétaux, UFR de Biologie, Bât. SN2, Université des Sciences et Techniques de Lille-Flandres Artois, 59655, Villeneuve d'Ascq Cédex, France

    D. Christiaen, T. Stadler, M. Ondarza & M. C. Verdus

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Christiaen, D., Stadler, T., Ondarza, M. et al. Structures and functions of the polysaccharides from the cell wall of Gracilaria verrucosa (Rhodophyceae, Gigartinales). Hydrobiologia 151, 139–146 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00046119

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