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Chemical Subtleties of Mussel and Polychaete Holdfasts

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Sagert, J., Sun, C., waite, J.H. (2006). Chemical Subtleties of Mussel and Polychaete Holdfasts. In: Smith, A.M., Callow, J.A. (eds) Biological Adhesives. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-31049-5_7

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