Gravity-induced reorientation of cortical microtubules observed in vivo

Plant Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 449-453

  Himmelspach, Regina ^a   Wymer, Carol L ^b,c   Lloyd, Clive W ^b   Nick, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAIZE; MICROTUBULE;

COTYLEDON; FLUORESCENT DYES; GRAVITATION; GRAVITROPISM; GRAVITY PERCEPTION; MICROTUBULES; PLANT EPIDERMIS; RHODAMINES; TUBULIN; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032966940     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1999.00467.x     Document Type: Article

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