Plant sphingolipids today - Are they still enigmatic?

Plant Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 125-136

  Spassieva, S ^a   Hille, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ceramide; Membrane lipids; Plant GPI anchored proteins; Plant sphingolipids; Sphingolipid signalling

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0038038025     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-40726     Document Type: Review

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