Posttranscriptional control of plant development

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 20-25

  Cheng, Yulan ^a   Chen, Xuemei ^b  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1642564133     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2003.11.005     Document Type: Review

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