Light modulates activity and expression of glutamine synthetase isoforms in maize seedling roots

Archives of Biological Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 649-660

  Simonović, Ana D ^a,b   Anderson, M D ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Expression; Glutamine synthetase; GS1; GS1 2; GS2; Light; Maize; Real time PCR; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749106412     PISSN: 03544664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/ABS0804649S     Document Type: Article

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