Emerging role of cytokinin as a regulator of cellular differentiation

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-27

  Dello Ioio, Raffaele ^a   Linhares, Francisco Scaglia ^a   Sabatini, Sabrina ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKININ;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; HOMEOSTASIS; MERISTEM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; REVIEW;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOKININS; HOMEOSTASIS; MERISTEM; PLANTS;

EID: 38649083127     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2007.10.006     Document Type: Review

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