Roles of Plasma Membrane Transporters in Phloem Functions

Phloem: Molecular Cell Biology, Systemic Communication, Biotic Interactions

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 61-101

  Tegeder, Mechthild ^a   Ruan, Yong Ling ^b   Patrick, John W ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Collection phloem; Membrane transporter; Phloem loading; Phloem transport; Phloem unloading; Sieve element companion cell complexes (SE CCs); Toxic elements

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886469715     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118382806.ch4     Document Type: Chapter

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