Ultrastructural immunolocalization of ubiquitin conjugated proteins in legume root nodules

Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 85-94

  Fedorova, E ^a   Tate R ^a   Favre, R ^a   Iaccarino, M ^a   Defez, R ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND BIOPHYSICS ADRIANO BUZZATI TRAVERSO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Immunolocalization; Nitrogen fixation; Protease; Root nodule; Senescence; Ubiquitin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0342820351     PISSN: 11229497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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