Cellulose biosynthesis: Exciting times for a difficult field of study

Annual Review of Plant Biology

Volumn 50, Issue , 1999, Pages 245-276

  Delmer, Deborah P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetobacter; Callose; Cytoskeleton; Glucan; Microfibril

Indexed keywords

ACETOBACTER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMBRYOPHYTA; GLUCONACETOBACTER XYLINUS;

EID: 0033499327     PISSN: 15435008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.arplant.50.1.245     Document Type: Article

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