Cytosolic nitrate ion homeostasis: Could it have a role in sensing nitrogen status?

Annals of Botany

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 485-489

  Miller, Anthony J ^a   Smith, Susan J ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compartmentation; Cytosolic nitrate; Homeostasis; Hordeum vulgare; Ion selective microelectrodes

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; NITROGEN;

ANION; BARLEY; CELL ORGANELLE; COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CYTOPLASM; ELECTRODE; HOMEOSTASIS; NITRATE; NITROGEN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

ARTICLE; BARLEY; CHEMISTRY; CYTOSOL; HOMEOSTASIS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOIL;

CYTOSOL; HOMEOSTASIS; HORDEUM; NITRATES; NITROGEN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOIL;

HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE;

EID: 39749086928     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcm313     Document Type: Article

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