Response of plant metabolism to too little oxygen

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 247-256

  Geigenberger, Peter ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Germany)

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EID: 0037795742     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5266(03)00038-4     Document Type: Review

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