Stimulation of plastidogenesis induced by 5-azacytidine in Euglena gracilis klebs

Botanica Acta

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 91-100

  Pancaldi, Simonetta ^b   Bonora, A ^b   Gualandri, Rita ^b   Muzzoli, Mariavittoria ^b   Fasulo, Maria Palmira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

5 azacytidine; Euglena gracilis; plastid development

Indexed keywords

EUGLENA; EUGLENA GRACILIS;

EID: 0030944657     PISSN: 09328629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1997.tb00615.x     Document Type: Article

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