Impact of ubiquitous inhibitors on the GUS gene reporter system: Evidence from the model plants Arabidopsis, tobacco and rice and correction methods for quantitative assays of transgenic and endogenous GUS

Plant Methods

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Fior, Simone ^a   Gerola, Paolo D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

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Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 75149139112     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4811-5-19     Document Type: Article

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