A glucocorticoid-mediated transcriptional induction system in transgenic plants

Plant Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 605-612

  Aoyama, Takashi ^a,b   Chua, Nam Hai ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARABIDOPSIS; HERPES; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031104721     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1997.11030605.x     Document Type: Article

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