Tansley review no. 92 chlorophyll: A symptom and a regulator of plastid development

New Phytologist

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 163-181

  Thomas, Howard ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a and b; Chlorophyll biosynthesis; Chlorophyll protein complexes; Plastids; Tetrapyrroles; Turnover and catabolism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031435248     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1997.00737.x     Document Type: Review

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