Biochemical genetics of plant growth

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 196-201

  Gray, William M ^a   Estelle, Mark ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; AUXIN; CYTOKININ; ETHYLENE; GIBBERELLIN; HORMONE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

CELL GROWTH; GENETIC REGULATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PLANT CELL; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0031947611     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(98)80115-8     Document Type: Article

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