Phytochromes and light signal perception by plants - An emerging synthesis

Nature

Volumn 407, Issue 6804, 2000, Pages 585-591

  Smith, Harry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYTOCHROME;

ARABIDOPSIS; BIOLOGY; BIOSENSOR; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; REVIEW; SIGNAL DETECTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL NUCLEUS; LIGHT; PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION CENTER, PLANT; PHYTOCHROME; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0034609795     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35036500     Document Type: Review

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