Cloning and expression study of a putative high-affinity nitrate transporter gene from Dunaliella salina

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 395-400

  He, Qinghua ^a   Qiao, Dairong ^a   Zhang, Qinglian ^a   Li, Yin ^a   Xu, Hui ^a   Wei, Liang ^a   Gu, Ying ^a   Cao, Yi ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dunaliella salina; nitrate; nitrate transporter gene; salt stress

Indexed keywords

GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER;

ALGAE; DUNALIELLA; DUNALIELLA SALINA; EUKARYOTA; SALINA;

EID: 8744286818     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JAPH.0000047950.76549.ce     Document Type: Article

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