Actin and pollen tube growth

Protoplasma

Volumn 215, Issue 1-4, 2001, Pages 64-76

  Vidali, L ^a   Hepler, P K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin; Actin polymerization; Cytoplasmic streaming; Pollen tube growth; Profilin; Villin

Indexed keywords

ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; ACTIN; BINDING KINETICS; CELL ELONGATION; CYTOPLASM; GROWTH REGULATION; MICROFILAMENT; MYOSIN; POLLEN TUBE GROWTH; VILLIN;

ACTINS; CELL POLARITY; LILIUM; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MICROFILAMENTS; PLANT COMPONENTS; POLLEN;

EID: 0035047583     PISSN: 0033183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01280304     Document Type: Article

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