Small nucleolar RNAs and pre-rRNA processing in plants

Plant Cell

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 649-657

  Brown, John W S ^a   Shaw, Peter J ^b  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032076002     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.10.5.649     Document Type: Review

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