Cyanobacterial heterocysts: terminal pores proposed as sites of gas exchange

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 340-349

  Walsby, Anthony E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL RESPIRATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME INACTIVATION; GAS DIFFUSION; GAS EXCHANGE; HETEROCYST; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN DIFFUSION; PLANT STOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTION TIME; TERMINAL PORE;

ANABAENA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROGENASE; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 34547174733     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2007.06.007     Document Type: Article

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