The Spitzenkörper: a molecular perspective

Mycological Research

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 4-13

  Virag, Aleksandra ^a   Harris, Steven D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyphal morphogenesis; polarized growth; Spitzenk rper; ultrastructure; vesicle supply centre

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS; GROWTH RATE; MORPHOGENESIS; PROTEIN;

BASIDIOMYCETES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ORGANELLE; CYTOLOGY; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMAGE PROCESSING; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; HYPHAE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ORGANELLES;

EID: 33745179370     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: 14698102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycres.2005.09.005     Document Type: Review

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