The Chemistry of Melanins and Melanogenesis
10.1007/978-3-7091-9337-2_2
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Fortschritte der Chemie organischer Naturstoffe / Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products (297)
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Prota, G. (1995). The Chemistry of Melanins and Melanogenesis. Fortschritte Der Chemie Organischer Naturstoffe / Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products, 93–148.

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  1. G. Prota (first)
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