Defining senescence and death

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 54, Issue 385, 2003, Pages 1127-1132

  Thomas, Howard ^a   Ougham, Helen J ^a   Wagstaff, Carol ^b   Stead, Anthony D ^c  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell death; Flower; Leaf; Senescence

Indexed keywords

GENES; METABOLITES; MOLECULES; PHYSIOLOGY;

PLASTID STRUCTURE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

APOPTOSIS; CELL AGING; CELL DEATH; CELL VACUOLE; CYTOLOGY; FLOWER; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; REVIEW;

APOPTOSIS; CELL AGING; CELL DEATH; FLOWERS; PLANT LEAVES; VACUOLES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037383993     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erg133     Document Type: Review

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