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An Analysis of Physiological and Molecular Aspects of Heat Shock Gene Expression

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Tailoring Genes for Crop Improvement

Part of the book series: Basic Life Sciences ((BLSC,volume 41))

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The following discussion represents a brief summary of some aspects of the heat shock (HS) response, emphasizing observations made using soybean seedlings as the primary experimental system.

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  1. Botany Department, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 30602, USA

    J. L. Key & R. T. Nagao

  2. Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 32611, USA

    E. Czarnecka & W. B. Gurley

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Key, J.L., Czarnecka, E., Gurley, W.B., Nagao, R.T. (1987). An Analysis of Physiological and Molecular Aspects of Heat Shock Gene Expression. In: Bruening, G., Harada, J., Kosuge, T., Hollaender, A., Kuny, G., Wilson, C.M. (eds) Tailoring Genes for Crop Improvement. Basic Life Sciences, vol 41. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5329-4_9

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