Physiology and molecular mode of action of brassinosteroids

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 363-372

  Müssig, Carsten ^a   Altmann, Thomas ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brassinosteroids; Cell elongation; Gene regulation; Growth; Interaction; Light; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344848673     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0981-9428(99)80042-4     Document Type: Article

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