Isolation and analysis of a TIR-specific promoter from poplar

Forestry Studies in China

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 95-106

  Zheng, Hui Quan ^a   Lin, Shan Zhi ^a   Zhang, Qian ^a   Zhang, Zhen Zhen ^a   Zhang, Zhi Yi ^a   Lei, Yang ^a   Hou, Lu ^a  

^a BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cis acting element; Poplar; Promoter; Toll interleukin 1 receptor domain

Indexed keywords

EID: 34347241714     PISSN: 10081321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11632-007-0015-1     Document Type: Article

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