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Regulation of Rubisco activation in antisense plants of tobacco containing reduced levels of Rubisco activase

  1. Edward T. Hammond1,
  2. T. John Andrews2,
  3. Keith A. Mott3,
  4. Ian E. Woodrow1,†

Article first published online: 5 JAN 2002

DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1998.00103.x

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The Plant Journal

The Plant Journal

Volume 14, Issue 1, pages 101–110, April 1998

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Hammond, E. T., Andrews, T. J., Mott, K. A. and Woodrow, I. E. (1998), Regulation of Rubisco activation in antisense plants of tobacco containing reduced levels of Rubisco activase. The Plant Journal, 14: 101–110. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1998.00103.x

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    1School of Botany, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia

  2. 2

    2School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia,

  3. 3

    3Department of Biology, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA

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    *For correspondence (fax + 61 3 9347 5460;

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  1. Issue published online: 5 JAN 2002
  2. Article first published online: 5 JAN 2002
  3. Received 27 May 1997; revised 19 January 1998; accepted 19 January 1998.

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