Extracellular γ-aminobutyrate mediates communication between plants and other organisms

Plant Physiology

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1350-1352

  Shelp, Barry J ^a   Bown, Alan W ^b   Faure, Denis ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DU VÉGÉTAL   (France)

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EID: 33845679465     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.106.088955     Document Type: Article

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