Molecular analyses of the metallothionein gene family in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 595-606

  Zhou, Gongke ^a   Xu, Yufeng ^a   Li, Ji ^a   Yang, Lingyan ^a   Liu, Jin Yuan ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Expression patterns; Gene family; Molecular characterization; Phylogenetic relationship; Rice metallothionein

Indexed keywords

ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 33750832332     PISSN: 12258687     EISSN: 12258687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5483/bmbrep.2006.39.5.595     Document Type: Article

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