Physical strain-mediated microtubule reorientation in the epidermis of gravitropically or phototropically stimulated maize coleoptiles

Plant Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 119-123

  Fischer, Karin ^a   Schopfer, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUXIN; CELL WALL; EPIDERMIS; MAIZE; MICROTUBULE; PLANT GROWTH; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

COTYLEDON; GRAVITATION; GRAVITROPISM; LIGHT; MICROTUBULES; PHOTOTROPISM; PLANT EPIDERMIS; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031821672     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1998.00173.x     Document Type: Article

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