Expansins in plant growth and development: An update on an emerging topic

Plant Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-25

  McQueen Mason, S J ^a   Rochange, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Expansin; Plant cell enlargement; Plant growth

Indexed keywords

BETA EXPANSIN; CELL GROWTH; CELL WALL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; ORGANOGENESIS; PATULIN; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GROWTH; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

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EID: 0032929528     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1999.tb00704.x     Document Type: Review

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