Mehler reaction: Friend or foe in photosynthesis?

Botanica Acta

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 84-89

  Polle, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Ascorbate; Ascorbate peroxidase; Glutathione; Oxidative stress; Photosynthesis; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

EID: 0342608761     PISSN: 09328629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1996.tb00546.x     Document Type: Article

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