Proline: a multifunctional amino acid

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 89-97

  Szabados, László ^a   Savouré, Arnould ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Hungary)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROLINE;

ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; PROLINE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 75749084035     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2009.11.009     Document Type: Review

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