Update on the Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factor Gene Family in Arabidopsis thaliana

Plant Cell

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2497-2501

  Bailey, Paul C ^a   Martin, Cathie ^a   Toledo Ortiz, Gabriela ^e   Quail, Peter H ^e   Huq, Enamul ^b   Heim, Marc A ^c   Jakoby, Marc ^c   Werber, Martin ^c   Weisshaar, Bernd ^d  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PLANT BREEDING RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0344083661     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.151140     Document Type: Letter

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