The molecular physiology of ammonium uptake and retrieval

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 254-261

  Von Wirén, Nicolaus ^a   Gazzarrini, Sonia ^a   Gojon, Alain ^b   Frommer, Wolf B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b INRA   (France)

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ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 0034021284     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5266(00)00073-X     Document Type: Review

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