The phytochromes: A biochemical mechanism of signaling in sight?

BioEssays

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 571-579

  Quail, Peter H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PLANT GENE EXPRESSION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCYSTIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.;

EID: 0031194090     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.950190708     Document Type: Review

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