A model for the circadian oscillations in expression and activity of nitrate reductase in higher plants

Annals of Botany

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1019-1026

  Yang, Zongjian ^a   Midmore, David J ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Diurnal oscillations; Model; Nitrate reductase; Nitrate reduction; Nitrogen metabolism

Indexed keywords

NITRATE REDUCTASE;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENZYME; NITRATE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITRATE REDUCTASE; PHOTOPERIOD; PLANTS;

EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 27644563500     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mci254     Document Type: Article

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