Possible role of glutamine synthetase in the NO signaling response in root nodules by contributing to the antioxidant defenses

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 4, Issue SEP, 2013, Pages

  Silva, Liliana ^a   Carvalho, Helena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Glutamine synthetase; Medicago truncatula; Nitric oxide; Nitrogen fixation; Root nodules; Tyrosine nitration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900855382     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00372     Document Type: Article

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