Chloroplast structure: From chlorophyll granules to supra-molecular architecture of thylakoid membranes

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 76, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 185-196

  Staehelin, L Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

ATP synthase; Brian Gunning; Chloroplast; Cytochrome b6f; Daniel Branton; David Simpson; Etioplast; Grana; Hugo von Mohl; Lateral heterogeneity; Molecular organization; Photosystem I; Photosystem II; Prolamellar body; Proplastid; State 1; Werner Menke

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041859209     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024994525586     Document Type: Short Survey

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