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Plant Metabolomics

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  1. Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam-Golm, Germany

    J. Kopka

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  1. Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Yayoi-cho 1-33, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan

    Kazuki Saito

  2. RIKEN Plant Science Center, Yokohama, 230-0045, Japan

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  3. Plant Biology Division, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, 2510 Sam Noble Parkway, Ardmore, OK, 73401, USA

    Richard A. Dixon

  4. Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Golm, Germany

    Lothar Willmitzer

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Kopka, J. (2006). Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry. In: Saito, K., Dixon, R.A., Willmitzer, L. (eds) Plant Metabolomics. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 57. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-29782-0_1

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