Mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways and fungal pathogenesis

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1701-1714

  Zhao, Xinhua ^a   Mehrabi, Rahim ^a   Xu, Jin Rong ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE;

CELL WALL; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; ENZYMOLOGY; FUNGUS; METABOLISM; PATHOGENICITY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY;

CELL WALL; FUNGI; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 35348879256     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00216-07     Document Type: Short Survey

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