Glutamate synthase and nitrogen assimilation

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 51-56

  Temple, Stephen J ^a   Vance, Carroll P ^a   Gantt, J Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 0032007276     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1360-1385(97)01159-X     Document Type: Review

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