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Preparation of Rat Skeletal Muscle Homogenates for Nitrate and Nitrite Measurements
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RBOHC-derived ROS control plant nitrate starvation response via WRKYs-activated expression of high-affinity nitrate
Tian Yuan1, Meng-Qi Cui1, Chen Xu1
1State Key Laboratory of Plant Environmental Resilience, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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