The enemy within: Ricin and plant cells

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 49, Issue 326, 1998, Pages 1473-1480

  Frigerio, Lorenzo ^a,b   Roberts, Lynne M ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Castor oil plant; Inhibitor; Membrane transport; Ribosome inactivating protein; Ricin; Seeds

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); RICINUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0031829027     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/49.326.1473     Document Type: Review

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