Finite element model of polar growth in pollen tubes

Plant Cell

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2579-2593

  Fayant, Pierre ^a   Girlanda, Orlando ^a,c   Chebli, Youssef ^b   Aubin, Carl Éric ^a   Villemure, Isabelle ^a   Geitmann, Anja ^b  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c ABB CORPORATE RESEARCH   (Sweden)

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EID: 77957801245     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.110.075754     Document Type: Article

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