Transfer RNA-mediated suppression of amber stop codons in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana

Plant Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 587-595

  Betzner, Andreas S ^a   Oakes, Marie P ^a   Huttner, Eric ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS;

EID: 0031104649     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1997.11030587.x     Document Type: Article

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