Green or red: What stops the traffic in the tetrapyrrole pathway?

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 224-230

  Cornah, Johanna E ^a   Terry, Matthew J ^b   Smith, Alison G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0038338448     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1360-1385(03)00064-5     Document Type: Review

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