Plants, selenium and human health

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 273-279

  Ellis, Danielle R ^b   Salt, David E ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0037795726     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5266(03)00030-X     Document Type: Review

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