Conservation of transgene-induced post-transcriptional gene silencing in plants and fungi

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 438-443

  Cogoni, Carlo ^a   Macino, Giuseppe ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

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FUNGI; NEUROSPORA;

EID: 0030858082     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1360-1385(97)01120-5     Document Type: Article

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