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Hormones, signals and target cells in plant development /

Meristematic cells in plants (as with stem cells in animals) become the many different types of cells found in a mature plant. This is achieved by a selective response to chemical signals both from neighbouring cells and distant tissues. It is these responses that shape the plant, its time of flower...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Osborne, Daphne J., 1930-
Otros Autores: McManus, Michael T.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Colección:Developmental and cell biology series ; 41.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Hormones and signals : identification and description of signalling molecules
  • 3. Cell-to-cell signalling : short and long distance
  • 4. Population diversity of cell types and target identification in higher plants
  • 5. Flexibility of cell types and the target cell status
  • 6. Terminally committed cell types and the target status
  • 7. The mechanisms of target cell perception and response to specific signals
  • 8. Hormone action and the relief of repression
  • 9. The phenomenon of hormonal cross-talk.