Origin of sucrose metabolism in higher plants: When, how and why?

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 63-69

  Salerno, Graciela L ^a   Curatti, Leonardo ^a  

^a Fundacion para Investigaciones Biologicas Aplicadas   (Argentina)

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CYANOBACTERIA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0037937490     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1360-1385(02)00029-8     Document Type: Review

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