IIB   20738
INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLOGICAS
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
CHARACTERIZATION OF A FEMALE GAMETOPHYTIC MUTANT IN ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA
Autor/es:
IGLESIAS, MJ; TOSSI, VE; GERGOFF, G; FANELLO, D; LARRAMBURU, E; GONZALEZ, ME; LOBATO,C;TUROWSKI,V; VIRRALLAREAL,V; GOMEZ-LOBATO,ME; MITTON,F; MANSILLA,Y; REUTEMANN,A; GONORAZKY,G; PAGNUSSAT, G; ZABALETA, E
Lugar:
San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina
Reunión:
Congreso; Sociedad Argentina de Investigación Bioquímica y Biología Molecular (SAIB); 2009
Resumen:
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