Expression and kinetics of the mitochondrial alternative oxidase in nitrogen-fixing nodules of soybean roots

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1273-1282

  Millar, A H ^a   Finnegan, P M ^a   Whelan, J ^b   Drevon, J J ^c   Day, David A ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Glycine max; Mitochondria; Nitrogen fixation; Nodules; Ubiquinone

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 0030831771     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1997.d01-25.x     Document Type: Article

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