Novel tool to quantify cell wall porosity relates wall structure to cell growth and drug uptake

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Novel tool to quantify cell wall porosity relates wall structure to cell growth and drug uptake. / Liu, Xiaohui; Li, Jiazhou; Zhao, Heyu; Liu, Boyang; Günther-Pomorski, Thomas; Chen, Shaolin; Liesche, Johannes.

In: Journal of Cell Biology, Vol. 218, No. 4, 04.2019, p. 1407-1420.

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Harvard

Liu, X, Li, J, Zhao, H, Liu, B, Günther-Pomorski, T, Chen, S & Liesche, J 2019, 'Novel tool to quantify cell wall porosity relates wall structure to cell growth and drug uptake', Journal of Cell Biology, vol. 218, no. 4, pp. 1407-1420. https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201810121

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Liu, X., Li, J., Zhao, H., Liu, B., Günther-Pomorski, T., Chen, S., & Liesche, J. (2019). Novel tool to quantify cell wall porosity relates wall structure to cell growth and drug uptake. Journal of Cell Biology, 218(4), 1407-1420. https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201810121

Vancouver

Liu X, Li J, Zhao H, Liu B, Günther-Pomorski T, Chen S et al. Novel tool to quantify cell wall porosity relates wall structure to cell growth and drug uptake. Journal of Cell Biology. 2019 Apr;218(4):1407-1420. https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201810121

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Liu, Xiaohui ; Li, Jiazhou ; Zhao, Heyu ; Liu, Boyang ; Günther-Pomorski, Thomas ; Chen, Shaolin ; Liesche, Johannes. / Novel tool to quantify cell wall porosity relates wall structure to cell growth and drug uptake. In: Journal of Cell Biology. 2019 ; Vol. 218, No. 4. pp. 1407-1420.

Bibtex

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