Translocator proteins, porphyrins and abiotic stress: New light?

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 261-263

  Batoko, Henri ^a   Jurkiewicz, Pawel ^a   Veljanovski, Vasko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PORPHYRIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PLANT PROTEINS; PORPHYRINS;

EID: 84928823576     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2015.03.009     Document Type: Short Survey

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