bHLH class transcription factors take centre stage in phytochrome signalling

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 51-54

  Duek, Paula D ^a   Fankhauser, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

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EID: 13744263437     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2004.12.005     Document Type: Short Survey

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