Novel signals for plant development

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 523-529

  López Bucio, José ^a   Acevedo Hernández, Gustavo ^b   Ramírez Chávez, Enrique ^b   Molina Torres, Jorge ^b   Herrera Estrella, Luis ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD MICHOACANA DE SAN NICOLÁS DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA GENÉTICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 33747891025     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2006.07.002     Document Type: Review

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