Influences of nitrogen deficiency on the transcript levels of ammonium transporter, nitrate transporter and glutamine synthetase genes in Isochrysis galbana (Isochrysidales, Haptophyta)

Phycologia

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 521-533

  Kang, Lee Kuo ^a   Hwang, Sheng Ping L ^b   Gong, Gwo Ching ^c   Lin, Hsing Juh ^a   Chen, Pei Chung ^d   Chang, Jeng ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF CELLULAR AND ORGANISMIC BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ammonium transporter; Gene expression; Glutamine synthetase; Isochrysis; Nitrate transporter; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYCEAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CYLINDROTHECA FUSIFORMIS; HAPTOPHYCEAE; ISOCHRYSIDALES; ISOCHRYSIS; ISOCHRYSIS GALBANA; SKELETONEMA COSTATUM;

EID: 35048817082     PISSN: 00318884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2216/06-44.1     Document Type: Article

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