Cell death and cell protection genes determine the fate of pistils in maize

Development

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 435-441

  Calderon Urrea, Alejandro ^a,b   Dellaporta, Stephen L ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell death signaling; Flower development; Maize; tasselseed1

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL PROTECTION; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; GENE FUNCTION; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION;

EMBRYOPHYTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033042446     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.126.3.435     Document Type: Article

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