A comparison of the sucrose transporter systems of different plant species

Plant Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 215-232

  Kuhn C ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Phloem loading; Protein protein interaction; Sucrose sensing; Sucrose transport

Indexed keywords

NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PLANT; SUCROSE;

DICOTYLEDONEAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; LILIOPSIDA;

EID: 0042627709     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-40798     Document Type: Review

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