Seed germination and seedling growth under simulated microgravity causes alterations in plant cell proliferation and ribosome biogenesis

Microgravity Science and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 169-174

  Matía, Isabel ^a   Van Loon, Jack W A ^b   Carnero Díaz, Eugénie ^c   Marco, Roberto ^d   Medina, Francisco Javier ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Altered gravity; Cell cycle; Electron microscopy; GUS assay; Nucleolus; Random positioning machine; Root meristematic cells

Indexed keywords

CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOLOGY; EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY; FORESTRY; GRAVITATION; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; MICROGRAVITY; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; PLANT CELL CULTURE; RANDOM PROCESSES;

ALTERED GRAVITY; CELL CYCLE; GUS ASSAY; NUCLEOLUS; RANDOM POSITIONING MACHINE; ROOT MERISTEMATIC CELLS;

CELLS;

EID: 58349101283     PISSN: 09380108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12217-008-9069-5     Document Type: Article

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