Sensitivity of polyamine-deficient Saccharomyces cerevisiae to elevated temperatures

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2721-2724

  Balasundaram, David ^a   Tabor, Celia White ^a   Tabor, Herbert ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSYLMETHIONINE DECARBOXYLASE; POLYAMINE; SPERMINE;

ARTICLE; AUXOTROPHY; CELL KILLING; CELL PROTECTION; CELL VIABILITY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CODE; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0029958922     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.9.2721-2724.1996     Document Type: Article

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