Protein farnesylation in plants: A greasy tale

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 388-392

  Nambara, Eiji ^a   McCourt, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 0033214738     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5266(99)00010-2     Document Type: Review

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