Analysis of genomic sequences encoding a sex pheromone from the Closterium peracerosum-strigosum-littorale complex

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 110, Issue 1100, 1997, Pages 463-467

  Endo, Bunshiro ^a,b   Fujii, Tadashi ^c   Kamiya, Yuji ^b   Sekimoto, Hiroyuki ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

^c TOYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cis element; Closterium; Genomic DNA; Protoplast release inducing protein (PR IP); Sex pheromone; Transcription

Indexed keywords

CLOSTERIUM; CLOSTERIUM PERACEROSUM; CLOSTERIUM PERACEROSUM-STRIGOSUM-LITTORALE COMPLEX;

EID: 0031352010     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02506807     Document Type: Article

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