Keeping nitrate in the roots: An unexpected requirement for cadmium tolerance in plants

Journal of Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 299-301

  Gojon, Alain ^a   Gaymard, Frédéric ^a  

^a INRA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANION TRANSPORT PROTEIN; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; CADMIUM; NITRATE; NRT1.5 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; NRT1.8 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ANION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CADMIUM; MUTATION; NITRATES; PHENOTYPE; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS;

EID: 79951485279     PISSN: 16742788     EISSN: 17594685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmcb/mjq019     Document Type: Article

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