Regulatory network of gene expression in the drought and cold stress responses

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 410-417

  Shinozaki, Kazuo ^a,b,d   Yamaguchi Shinozaki, Kazuko ^c   Seki, Motoaki ^a,b,d  

^a RIKEN TSUKUBA INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b Genomic Sciences Center   (Japan)

^c JAPAN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^d JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0141725442     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5266(03)00092-X     Document Type: Review

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