Origin and early evolution of photosynthesis

Photosynthesis Research - Tập 33 Số 2 - Trang 91-111 - 1992
Robert E. Blankenship1
1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for the Study of Early Events in Photosynthesis, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA

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