Gravitropism of basidiomycetous fungi - On earth and in microgravity

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 697-706

  Kern, V D ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIDIOMYCETES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GRAVITROPISM; GRAVITY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPACE FLIGHT; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; GRAVITATION; GRAVITROPISM; GRAVITY PERCEPTION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SPACE FLIGHT; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

EID: 0033288317     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(99)00401-9     Document Type: Article

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