Significance of circadian gene expression in higher plants

Chronobiology International

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 319-339

  Beator, Jens ^a,b   Kloppstech, Klaus ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b Schleicher and Schuell   (Germany)

Author keywords

chloroplast development; circadian rhythm; coordination; plant gene expression

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPLAST; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HIGHER PLANT; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW;

EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0030444162     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420529609012657     Document Type: Review

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