ATE347604T1 - Suppressi0n spezifischer klassen von soja- sojasamenproteingenen - Google Patents

Suppressi0n spezifischer klassen von soja- sojasamenproteingenen

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ATE347604T1
ATE347604T1 AT97927987T AT97927987T ATE347604T1 AT E347604 T1 ATE347604 T1 AT E347604T1 AT 97927987 T AT97927987 T AT 97927987T AT 97927987 T AT97927987 T AT 97927987T AT E347604 T1 ATE347604 T1 AT E347604T1
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AT97927987T 1996-06-14 1997-06-10 Suppressi0n spezifischer klassen von soja- sojasamenproteingenen ATE347604T1 (de)

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