Cytokinin and the regulation of a tobacco metallothionein-like gene during copper stress

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 262-271

  Thomas, John C ^a   Perron, Mike ^a   LaRosa, P Christopher ^b   Smigocki, Ann C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; COPPER; HEATING; OXIDATION; RNA; STRESS ANALYSIS;

BINDING COPPER; COPPER STRESS; METALLOTHIONEIN-LIKE GENE; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

TOBACCO;

EMBRYOPHYTA; NICOTIANA PLUMBAGINIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; TABACUM;

EID: 15544368947     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2005.00440.x     Document Type: Article

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