Photoreceptors of higher plants

Planta

Volumn 206, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 479-492

  Batschauer, Alfred ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis mutant; Blue light receptor; Phytochrome; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

PHOTORECEPTOR;

LIGHT; PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION CENTER COMPLEX PROTEINS; PHYTOCHROME; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0032212574     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004250050425     Document Type: Review

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