The functions of microRNAs in plants

Frontiers in Bioscience

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 3975-3982

  Wang, Qing Lian ^a,b   Li, Zhao Hu ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HENAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Development; Gene regulation; MicroRNA; Plant; Review

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; REVIEW;

MICRORNAS; PLANTS;

EID: 34347248396     PISSN: 27686701     EISSN: 27686698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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