Revealing the structural and functional diversity of plant cell walls

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 308-313

  Knox, J Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYSACCHARIDE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL WALL; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; REVIEW;

CELL WALL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 43849086853     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2008.03.001     Document Type: Review

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