Mathematical modelling of morphogenesis in fungi:Spatial organization of the gravitropic response in the mushroom stem of Coprinus cinereus

New Phytologist

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 111-123

  Meskauskas A ^a   Moore, David ^a   Novak Frazer, Lilyann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Coprinus cinereus (Fries) S. F. Gray; Gravitropism; Mathematical models; Signal transmission

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS; MODELING; MORPHOGENESIS;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COPRINUS; GRAVITROPISM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MATHEMATICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT STEM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIDEORECORDING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COPRINUS; GRAVITROPISM; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT STEMS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOFTWARE; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 0031770992     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1998.00252.x     Document Type: Article

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