The ascorbate system in two bryophytes: Brachythecium velutinum and Marchantia polymorpha

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 387-393

  Paciolla, C ^a   Tommasi, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ascorbate free radical; Ascorbate peroxidase; Dehydroascorbate; Dehydroascorbate reductase; Liverwort; Moss

Indexed keywords

BRACHYTHECIUM; BRACHYTHECIUM VELUTINUM; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; MARCHANTIA; MARCHANTIA POLYMORPHA; PTERIDOPHYTA;

EID: 0842313345     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOP.0000023882.24490.51     Document Type: Article

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