Expression analysis of an Arabidopsis C2H2 zinc finger protein gene

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 785-796

  Tague, Brian W ^b   Gallant, Paul ^a   Goodman, Howard M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; C2H2 zinc finger protein; histochemical analysis; tissue specific expression; glucuronidase

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 0030445552     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00020477     Document Type: Article

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