Microinjection - A tool to study gravitropism

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2221-2227

  Scherp, P ^a   Hasenstein, K H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

GRAVITROPISM;

SPACE RESEARCH;

GREEN ALGA;

EID: 0142198334     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(03)00248-5     Document Type: Article

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