Cloning and characterization of a maize cDNA encoding glutamate decarboxylase

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 620-626

  Zhuang, Yunlong ^a   Ren, Guijie ^b   He, Chunmei ^b   Li, Xinye ^a   Meng, Qingmei ^a   Zhu, Chuanfu ^a   Wang, Rongchun ^b   Zhang, Juren ^b  

^a Blood Center of Shandong Province   (China)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Activity; Expression; Glutamate decarboxylase; Stress; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77954427218     PISSN: 07359640     EISSN: 15729818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11105-010-0191-3     Document Type: Article

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