Molecular 'pharming' with plant P450s

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 271-272

  Humphreys, John M ^b   Chapple, Clint ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034234530     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1360-1385(00)01680-0     Document Type: Short Survey

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