Roles of calcium gradients in hyphal tip growth: A mathematical model

Microbiology

Volumn 144, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2771-2782

  Regalado, Carlos M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Branching; Calcium gradients; Cytoskeleton; Mathematical modelling; Spitzenkorper

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION;

ARTICLE; CYTOPLASM VESICLE; CYTOSKELETON; FUNGUS GROWTH; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FUNGI;

EID: 0031764789     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-144-10-2771     Document Type: Article

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