The ethylene signal transduction pathway in Arabidopsis

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 48, Issue 307, 1997, Pages 211-218

  Kieber, Joseph J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Ethylene; plant development; plant growth; regulation; signal transduction

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 0030979398     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/48.2.211     Document Type: Review

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