Chemical-inducible systems for regulated expression of plant genes

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 146-151

  Zuo, Jianru ^a   Chua, Nam Hai ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; HIGHER PLANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; TRANSGENE;

EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0034111507     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(00)00073-2     Document Type: Review

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