Plant and Cell Physiology, 2002, Vol. 43, No. 12 1397
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Editorial |
New Directions to Post-genomic Cell Wall Research
Department of Developmental Biology and Neurosciences, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, 9808578 Japan
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The history of cell wall studies can be traced back to the time of Nehemiah Grew and Marcello Malpighi, who gave their papers on microscopic investigations of plant tissues at the Royal Society of London in 1671 soon after the Restoration of Charles II. The two pioneers described plant organs as being composed of cells with rigid