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  1. Indian Institute of Science and Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, 560 012, India

    Vidyanand Nanjundiah

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Nanjundiah, V. M K Chandrashekaran (1937–2009). J Biosci 34, 333–341 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12038-009-0037-z

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