Characterization of the targeted nuclear accumulation of GFP within the cells of transgenic plants

Plant Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 685-696

  Grebenok, Robert J ^a,b   Lambert, Georgina M ^a   Galbraith, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b CANISIUS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEQUOREA VICTORIA; EMBRYOPHYTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; VICTORIA;

EID: 0030804143     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1997.d01-1.x     Document Type: Article

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