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Kinematic Analysis of Cell Division and Expansion: Quantifying the Cellular Basis of Growth and Sampling Developmental Zones in Zea mays Leaves
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Kinematic Analysis of Cell Division and Expansion: Quantifying the Cellular Basis of Growth and Sampling Developmental Zones in Zea mays Leaves

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Expanding insights into the role of cell proliferation in plant development

S E Clark, J W Schiefelbein

    Trends in Cell Biology
    |August 22, 2007
    PubMed

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