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Air pollution effects on the guard cells of the injury resistant leaf of Laurus nobilis L.

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Christodoulakis, N.S. Air pollution effects on the guard cells of the injury resistant leaf of Laurus nobilis L.. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 51, 471–478 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00201769

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