Chlorophyll metabolism

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 248-255

  Tanaka, Ayumi ^a   Tanaka, Ryouichi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLANT; REVIEW;

CHLOROPHYLL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PLANTS;

EID: 33646132975     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2006.03.011     Document Type: Review

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