Computational modelling of the BRI1 receptor system

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1728-1737

  Van Esse, G Wilma ^a   Harter, Klaus ^b   De Vries, Sacco C ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brassinosteroids; Growth; Hormones; Imaging; Microscopy; Modelling

Indexed keywords

CELL ORGANELLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DICOTYLEDON; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HORMONE; MICROSCOPY; PROTEIN; SIGNAL; STEROID;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 84881312319     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pce.12077     Document Type: Article

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