Expression and inhibition of aquaporins in germinating Arabidopsis seeds

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1241-1250

  Vander Willigen, Clare ^a   Postaire, Olivier ^a   Tournaire Roux, Colette ^a   Boursiac, Yann ^a,b   Maurel, Christophe ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquaporin; Arabidopsis thaliana; Embryo growth; Germination; Mercury; Seed

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN; MERCURY; WATER;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; DNA MICROARRAY; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT SEED;

AQUAPORINS; ARABIDOPSIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GERMINATION; MERCURY; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEEDS; WATER;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 34248546836     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: 14719053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcj094     Document Type: Article

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