Chiral characteristics of thin wood sections

Holzforschung

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-5

  Gray, Derek G ^a   Kam, Alicia ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chirality; Dimensional stability; Microtomed wood sections; Secondary wall

Indexed keywords

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; PICEA; PICEA RUBENS; PINUS RESINOSA;

EID: 0343637057     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/hfsg.1997.51.1.1     Document Type: Article

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