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A hands-on overview of tissue preservation methods for molecular genetic analyses

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Nagy, Zoltán Tamás (2010): A hands-on overview of tissue preservation methods for molecular genetic analyses. Organisms Diversity & Evolution (New York, N.Y.) 10 (1): 91-105, DOI: 10.1007/s13127-010-0012-4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13127-010-0012-4

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