Proline synthesis and degradation: A model system for elucidating stress-related signal transduction

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 50, Issue 333, 1999, Pages 413-434

  Hare, P D ^a   Cress, W A ^a   Van Staden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

ABA; Arabidopsis; Cyclic ADP ribose; Proline; Pyrroline 5 carboxylate synthetase; Signal transduction; Stress

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0033015073     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/50.333.413     Document Type: Review

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