El transporte auxiliar es suficiente para generar un máximo y un gradiente que guíe el crecimiento de las raíces

Verônica A Grieneisen1, Jian Xu, Athanasius F M Marée

  • 1Theoretical Biology and Bioinformatics, Department of Biology, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Nature
|October 26, 2007
PubMed
Resumen

Este estudio modela el transporte de la hormona vegetal auxina en las raíces, revelando cómo se forma la auxina máxima e impulsa el desarrollo de las raíces. Los hallazgos explican los patrones de crecimiento de las raíces y las zonas utilizando un método novedoso.

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