Are magnetite and ferritin involved in plant memory?

Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 105-107

  Størmer, Fredrik C ^a,b   Wielgolaski, Frans E ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b University of Oslo ^*  (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ferritin; Hormones; Magnetite; Plant memory; Provenances; Signal transmission

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953024283     PISSN: 15691705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11157-010-9203-x     Document Type: Review

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