Iron uptake mechanisms in plants: Functions of the FRO family of ferric reductases

Plant Science

Volumn 176, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 709-714

  Jeong, Jeeyon ^a   Connolly, Erin L ^b  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ferric chelate reductase; Iron; Iron transport mechanisms

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 63749124124     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2009.02.011     Document Type: Review

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