Systemic immunity

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 414-420

  Grant, Murray ^a   Lamb, Chris ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PLANT; PLANT DISEASE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PLANT DISEASES; PLANTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 33747052346     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2006.05.013     Document Type: Review

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