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Original Articles

Ammonium Induced Expression of the Red Algal Chloroplast Gene Ycf18, a Putative Homolog of the Cyanobacterial NblA Gene Involved in Nitrogen Deficiency-Induced Phycobilisome Degradation

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Pages 740-743 | Received 18 Sep 2008, Accepted 05 Nov 2008, Published online: 22 May 2014

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