New genes and new biological roles for expansins

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 73-78

  Cosgrove, Daniel J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EMBRYOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; POACEAE;

EID: 0034141903     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5266(99)00039-4     Document Type: Review

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