Growth and developmental control in the model and pathogenic aspergilli

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1577-1584

  Yu, Jae Hyuk ^a,b   Mah, Jae Hyung ^a   Seo, Jeong Ah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN;

ASPERGILLUS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY;

ASPERGILLUS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHENOTYPE;

ASPERGILLUS;

EID: 33750406408     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00193-06     Document Type: Short Survey

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