Hypergravity can reduce but not enhance the gravitropic response of Chara globularis protonemata

Protoplasma

Volumn 204, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 145-154

  Hodick, D ^a   Sievers, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Centrifuge microscope; Chara globularis; Gravitropism; Hypergravity; Protonema; Tip growth

Indexed keywords

CYTOSKELETON; GRAVITY; PLANT GROWTH;

CHARA GLOBULARIS;

EID: 0032420131     PISSN: 0033183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01280321     Document Type: Article

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