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KULAEV, I.S. (1975). Biochemistry of inorganic polyphosphates. In: Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Volume 73. Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, vol 73. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0034661

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