Cleavage of nuclear DNA into oligonucleosomal fragments during cell death induced by fungal infection or by abiotic treatments

Plant Cell

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 393-402

  Ryerson, Douglas E ^a   Heath, Michèle C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; UREDINALES;

EID: 0001712250     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3870320     Document Type: Article

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