Actin polymerization is essential for pollen tube growth

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 2534-2545

  Vidali, L ^a   McKenna, S T ^a   Hepler, P K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CYTOCHALASIN D; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; LATRUNCULIN B; PROFILIN;

ARTICLE; CELL MOTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOPLASM; GROWTH RATE; MICROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; POLLEN; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0035172425     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.12.8.2534     Document Type: Article

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