Cell signaling within the shoot meristem

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-30

  Fletcher, Jennifer C ^a   Meyerowitz, Elliot M ^b  

^a PLANT GENE EXPRESSION CENTER   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EMBRYOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 0034142128     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5266(99)00033-3     Document Type: Review

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