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Systemins and AtPeps: Defense-Related Peptide Signals

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Narváez-Vásquez, J., Orozco-Cárdenas, M.L. (2008). Systemins and AtPeps: Defense-Related Peptide Signals. In: Schaller, A. (eds) Induced Plant Resistance to Herbivory. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8182-8_15

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