Markers and signals associated with nitrogen assimilation in higher plants

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 54, Issue 382, 2003, Pages 585-593

  Foyer, Christine H ^a   Parry, Martin ^a   Noctor, Graham ^b  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT SCIENCES PARIS SACLAY IPS2   (France)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Carbon nitrogen interaction; Metabolite profiling; Photorespiration; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON; HORMONES; METABOLISM; NITRATES; NITROGEN; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

PHOTORESPIRATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

AMINO ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARBON; NITROGEN;

CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CELL RESPIRATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBON; CELL RESPIRATION; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0037239177     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erg053     Document Type: Conference Paper

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