New insights into the function of tocopherols in plants

Planta

Volumn 218, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 323-326

  Munné Bosch, Sergi ^b   Falk, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; PHYTOHORMONE; TOCOPHEROL;

ARTICLE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY;

ANTIOXIDANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; TOCOPHEROLS;

EID: 0742319995     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-003-1126-0     Document Type: Article

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