Melatonin in plants

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-11

  Posmyk, Małgorzata M ^a   Janas, Krystyna M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Circadian rhythm; Growth regulators; Melatonin

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 58149102430     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-008-0213-z     Document Type: Review

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