Plant Actin Cytoskeleton: New Functions from Old Scaffold

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Plant Actin Cytoskeleton : New Functions from Old Scaffold. / Paez-Garcia, Ana; Sparks, J. Alan; de Bang, Louise; Blancaflor, Elison B.

Concepts in Cell Biology - History and Evolution. ed. / Vaidurya Pratap Sahi; František Baluška. Vol. 23 Springer, 2018. p. 103-137 (Plant Cell Monographs, Vol. 23).

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Harvard

Paez-Garcia, A, Sparks, JA, de Bang, L & Blancaflor, EB 2018, Plant Actin Cytoskeleton: New Functions from Old Scaffold. in VP Sahi & F Baluška (eds), Concepts in Cell Biology - History and Evolution. vol. 23, Springer, Plant Cell Monographs, vol. 23, pp. 103-137. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69944-8_6

APA

Paez-Garcia, A., Sparks, J. A., de Bang, L., & Blancaflor, E. B. (2018). Plant Actin Cytoskeleton: New Functions from Old Scaffold. In V. P. Sahi, & F. Baluška (Eds.), Concepts in Cell Biology - History and Evolution (Vol. 23, pp. 103-137). Springer. Plant Cell Monographs Vol. 23 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69944-8_6

Vancouver

Paez-Garcia A, Sparks JA, de Bang L, Blancaflor EB. Plant Actin Cytoskeleton: New Functions from Old Scaffold. In Sahi VP, Baluška F, editors, Concepts in Cell Biology - History and Evolution. Vol. 23. Springer. 2018. p. 103-137. (Plant Cell Monographs, Vol. 23). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69944-8_6

Author

Paez-Garcia, Ana ; Sparks, J. Alan ; de Bang, Louise ; Blancaflor, Elison B. / Plant Actin Cytoskeleton : New Functions from Old Scaffold. Concepts in Cell Biology - History and Evolution. editor / Vaidurya Pratap Sahi ; František Baluška. Vol. 23 Springer, 2018. pp. 103-137 (Plant Cell Monographs, Vol. 23).

Bibtex

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