The protein translocation apparatus of chloroplast envelopes

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 56-61

  Heins, Lisa ^a   Collinson, Ian ^b   Soll, Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Germany)

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EID: 0032004983     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1360-1385(97)01161-8     Document Type: Review

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