Irrungen, wirrungen? The Mehler reaction in relation to cyclic electron transport in C3 plants

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 73, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 223-231

  Heber, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

A.H. Mehler; Cyclic electron transport; D. Arnon; K. Asada; Mehler reaction; Photoprotection; Photosystem II; U. Heber; Water water cycle

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036412421     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020459416987     Document Type: Short Survey

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