Polarized growth: maintaining focus on the tip

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 579-588

  Cole, Rex A ^a   Fowler, John E ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

CELL POLARITY; CYTOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; REVIEW;

CALCIUM; CELL POLARITY; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS;

EID: 33749547214     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2006.09.014     Document Type: Review

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