The asymmetric division of the Arabidopsis zygote: From cell polarity to an embryo axis

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 161-169

  Zhang, Zhongjuan ^a   Laux, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis zygote; Asymmetric division; Embryo axis

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; CELL DIVISION; CELL POLARITY; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLANT SEED; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; ZYGOTE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; CELL POLARITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; SEEDS; ZYGOTE;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 79957484058     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00497-010-0160-x     Document Type: Review

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