Tip localized Ca2+ pulses are coincident with peak pulsatile growth rates in pollen tubes of Lilium longiflorum

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 110, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1269-1278

  Messerli, Mark ^a   Robinson, Kenneth R ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aequorin; Ca2+ pulse; Calcium green; Pollen tube; Tipgrowth

Indexed keywords

AEQUORIN; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; LANTHANUM;

ARTICLE; GROWTH RATE; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

LILIUM LONGIFLORUM;

EID: 0030918142     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.110.11.1269     Document Type: Article

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