Brassinosteroids signal through two receptor-like kinases

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 494-499

  Li, Jianming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0141502029     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5266(03)00088-8     Document Type: Review

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