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. 1997 Jul;9(7):1031–1041. doi: 10.1105/tpc.9.7.1031

Relaxation in a high-stress environment: the molecular bases of extensible cell walls and cell enlargement.

D J Cosgrove 1
PMCID: PMC156977  PMID: 9254929

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