Chemical genetics: Catalysing pathway exploration and new target discovery

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1985-1990

  Armstrong, Joshua I ^a  

^a Mendel Biotechnology   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical genetics; Growth regulator; Hormone signaling

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547765855     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2967     Document Type: Review

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