The Q-cycle - A personal perspective

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 80, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 223-243

  Crofts, Antony R ^a  

^a Department of Biochemistry   (United States)

Author keywords

Bernie Trumpower; Bill Slater; Jan Berden; Les Dutton; modified Q cycle; Mrten Wikstr m; Peter Garland; Peter Mitchell; Simon deVries; Tony Crofts

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHOTOBACTERIA;

EID: 3042767574     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:PRES.0000030444.52579.10     Document Type: Conference Paper

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