Cracking up (IMAGE)

John Innes Centre

Cracking up

Caption

Arabidopsis stem with weakened cell adhesion treated with an inhibitor of the growth hormone brassinosteroid, which slows epidermal growth, causing mechanical stresses and opening cracks as epidermal cells are pulled apart.

Credit

Rob Kesseler and Robert Bellow.

Usage Restrictions

No restrictions.

License

Public Domain

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