Antibody-based pathogen resistance in plants

Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 5-17

  Nolke G ^a   Fischer, R ^a,b   Schillberg, S ^b  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Fraunhofer Instituts P   (Germany)

Author keywords

Genetic engineering; Molecular biotechnology; Protein targeting; Recombinant antibodies; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342577433     PISSN: 11254653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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