Antimicrobial proteins in induced plant defense

Current Opinion in Immunology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 16-22

  Fritig, Bernard ^a   Heitz, Thierry ^a   Legrand, Michel ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

CROP; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HIGHER PLANT; HOST RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

EID: 0032006219     PISSN: 09527915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-7915(98)80025-3     Document Type: Article

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