Sieve elements and companion cells - Traffic control centers of the phloem

Plant Cell

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 739-750

  Oparka, Karl J ^a   Turgeon, Robert ^b  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 0032742482     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.11.4.739     Document Type: Article

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