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Shen, JR., Nakajima, Y., Akita, F., Suga, M. (2021). Structure, Electron Transfer Chain of Photosystem II and the Mechanism of Water Splitting. In: Shen, JR., Satoh, K., Allakhverdiev, S.I. (eds) Photosynthesis: Molecular Approaches to Solar Energy Conversion. Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration, vol 47. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67407-6_1

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