Do isotopic respiratory signals trace changes in metabolic fluxes?

New Phytologist

Volumn 186, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 569-571

  Werner, Christiane ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dark respiration; Isotopic fractionation; Metabolic fluxes; Respiratory pathways; Stable carbon isotope

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953164780     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03248.x     Document Type: Letter

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