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Characteristics of alginate from Laminaria digitata cultivated in a high-phosphate environment

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Indergaard, M., Skjåk-Bræk, G. Characteristics of alginate from Laminaria digitata cultivated in a high-phosphate environment. Hydrobiologia 151, 541–549 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00046180

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