HMG1 and HU proteins: Architectural elements in plant chromatin

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 260-265

  Grasser, Klaus D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 0032126014     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1360-1385(98)01259-X     Document Type: Review

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