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Transduction of the Gravity Signal in Plants

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Signal Perception and Transduction in Higher Plants

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Abstract

The root cap of Lepidium, which has been characterized in detail by structural, physiological and electrophysiological evidences, offers the opportunity to formulate a sequence of events, how gravity perception occurs (Sievers et al. 1984; Sievers 1986).

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  1. Botanisches Institut, Universität Bonn, Venusbergweg 22, D-5300, Bonn 1, Federal Republic of Germany

    A. Sievers

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  1. Centre de Physiologie Végétale, Université Paul Sabatier, URA CNRS n°241, 118, Route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse Cédex, France

    Raoul Ranjeva  & Alain M. Boudet  & 

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Sievers, A. (1990). Transduction of the Gravity Signal in Plants. In: Ranjeva, R., Boudet, A.M. (eds) Signal Perception and Transduction in Higher Plants. NATO ASI Series, vol 47. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83974-0_23

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