Experimental approaches used to quantify physical parameters at cellular and subcellular levels

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1380-1390

  Geitmann, Anja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cell biomechanics; Cell wall; Cytomechanics; Cytoskeleton; Hypha; Plant cell; Tip growth; Turgor

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CYTOPLASM; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PLANT; PLASMA;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI;

EID: 33750480503     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 00029122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.93.10.1380     Document Type: Review

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