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Flavonoids as Signal Molecules: Targets of Flavonoid Action

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Peer, W.A., Murphy, A.S. (2006). Flavonoids as Signal Molecules: Targets of Flavonoid Action. In: Grotewold, E. (eds) The Science of Flavonoids. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-28822-2_9

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