Actin disruption by latrunculin B causes turgor-related changes in tip growth of saprolegnia ferax hyphae

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 64-75

  Gupta, Gagan D ^a   Heath, I Brent ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Actin; Latrunculin B; Tip growth; Turgor

Indexed keywords

ACTIN;

ARTICLE; EXOCYTOSIS; FUNGUS GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING;

FUNGI; SAPROLEGNIA FERAX;

EID: 0031080259     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fgbi.1997.0957     Document Type: Article

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