Comparative structure and biomechanics of plant primary and secondary cell walls

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 3, Issue AUG, 2012, Pages

  Cosgrove, Daniel J ^a   Jarvis, Michael C ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cellulose; Creep; Deformation; Growth; Primary cell walls; Secondary cell walls; Xyloglucan

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893970818     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2012.00204     Document Type: Review

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