A gender-specific retinoblastoma-related protein in Volvox carteri implies a role for the retinoblastoma protein family in sexual development

Plant Cell

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2399-2419

  Kianianmomeni, Arash ^a   Nematollahi, Ghazaleh ^a   Hallmann, Armin ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYTA; VOLVOX; VOLVOX CARTERI;

EID: 57749101171     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.107.057836     Document Type: Article

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