The signal transducing photoreceptors of plants

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 653-664

  Franklin, Keara A ^a   Larner, Victoria S ^a   Whitelam, Carry C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryptochrome; Light; Phototropin; Phytochrome; Shade avoidance

Indexed keywords

APOPROTEIN; CRYPTOCHROME; PHOTOTROPIN; PHYTOCHROME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADAPTATION; ARABIDOPSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLOWERING; GERMINATION; LIFE CYCLE; LIGHT; MATURATION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PERIODICITY; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOTROPISM; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT REPRODUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

FLAVOPROTEINS; FLOWERS; GERMINATION; PHOTOBIOLOGY; PHOTOPERIOD; PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION CENTER COMPLEX PROTEINS; PHOTOTROPISM; PHYTOCHROME; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTS; RECEPTOR CROSS-TALK; SEEDS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 27744473077     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.051989kf     Document Type: Review

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