The missing link? arabidopsis spch is a mapk specificity factor that controls entry into the stomatal lineage

Plant Signaling and Behavior

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 425-427

  Lampard, Gregory R ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BHLH; Development; MAPK; SPCH; Stomata

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 67549129004     PISSN: 15592316     EISSN: 15592324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/psb.4.5.8296     Document Type: Article

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