Reexamination of the intracellular localization of de novo purine synthesis in cowpea nodules

Plant Physiology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 127-135

  Atkins, Craig A ^a   Smith, Penelope M C ^a   Storer, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRADYRHIZOBIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 187; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 0031047734     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.113.1.127     Document Type: Article

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