The light reactions of photosynthesis

Current Science

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1305-1319

  Renger, Gernot ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anoxygenic and oxygenic photosynthesis; Photosystems; Reaction centres

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954154959     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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