Involvement of localized cortical microtubules in the formation of a modified structure of wood

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 491-497

  Funada, Ryo ^a   Miura, Hiroto ^a   Shibagaki, Masayuki ^a   Furusawa, Osamu ^a   Miura, Tatsuhiko ^a   Fukatsu, Eitaro ^a   Kitin, Peter ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cambium; Cortical microtubules; Modifications of cell wall; Wood formation; Xylem differentiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038615206     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/pl00014016     Document Type: Article

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