Phytocalpains: Orthologous calcium-dependent cysteine proteinases

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 58-62

  Margis, Rogério ^a   Margis Pinheiro, Márcia ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0038274765     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1360-1385(02)00011-0     Document Type: Article

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