The hydrogen hypothesis for the first eukaryote

Nature

Volumn 392, Issue 6671, 1998, Pages 37-41

  Martin, William ^a   Müller, Mlklós ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; OXYGEN;

EUKARYOTE; EVOLUTION; HYDROGEN HYPOTHESIS;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ENERGY METABOLISM; EUBACTERIUM; EUKARYOTIC CELL; HOST; HYPOTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYMBIOSIS;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; ENERGY METABOLISM; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; EVOLUTION; HYDROGEN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXYGEN; PLASTIDS; SYMBIOSIS;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA;

EID: 2642689666     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/32096     Document Type: Review

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