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A survey of N2-fixing nodules in the Leguminosae with particular reference to intercellular glycoproteins and the control of oxygen diffusion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

E. K. James ,
P. P. M. Iannetta ,
T. Naisbitt ,
S. R. Goi ,
J. M. Sutherland ,
J. I. Sprent ,
F. R. Minchin  and
N. J. Brewin
E. K. James
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Dundee DD1 4HN, UK
P. P. M. Iannetta
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Dundee DD1 4HN, UK
T. Naisbitt
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Dundee DD1 4HN, UK
S. R. Goi
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Dundee DD1 4HN, UK
J. M. Sutherland
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Dundee DD1 4HN, UK
J. I. Sprent
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Dundee DD1 4HN, UK
F. R. Minchin
Affiliation:
AFRC Institute of Environmental Research, Aberystwyth SY23 3EB, UK
N. J. Brewin
Affiliation:
John Innes Institute, Colney Lane, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 102: Oxygen and Environmental Stress in Plants , 1994 , pp. 429 - 432
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