Plasmodesmal cell-to-cell transport of proteins and nucleic acids

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 251-273

  Mezitt, Laurel A ^a   Lucas, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

cell to cell transport; developmental domains; macromolecular trafficking; plasmodesmata; supracellular control proteins; viral movement proteins

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030266132     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00039385     Document Type: Article

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