Light suppresses 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase gene expression in Arabidopsis thaliana

Plant Physiology

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 645-655

  Learned, R Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 0030088045     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.110.2.645     Document Type: Article

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