Asymmetric division and cell-fate determination in developing pollen

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 305-310

  Twell, David ^a   Park, Soon Ki ^a   Lalanne, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0344836054     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1360-1385(98)01277-1     Document Type: Review

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