The case for cytosolic NO3- heterostasis: A critique of a recently proposed model

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 183-188

  Britto, D T ^a   Kronzucker, Herbert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compartmental analysis; Cytoplasm; Cytosol; Efflux; Heterostasis; Homeostasis; Microelectrodes; Nitrate

Indexed keywords

NITRATE;

EID: 0037324728     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.2003.00992.x     Document Type: Review

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