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Morphogenesis and Biochemistry of Diatom Cell Walls

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Cytomorphogenesis in Plants

Part of the book series: Cell Biology Monographs ((CELLBIOL,volume 8))

Abstract

Within the plants diatoms occupy a special position because of their diploidy and their dependence on silicon1 for growth (Richter 1906, Lewin 1955) which they require not only for formation of their siliceous cell wall, one of the most fascinating creations of single-celled organisms, but for cellular metabolism in general (for reviews see Werner 1977, 1978, Volcani 1978), including DNA replication (Darley and Volcani 1969, Sullivan and Volcani 1973, 1976, Okita and Volcani 1973, 1980).

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    Anna-Maria M. Schmid

  2. Roche Research Institute of Marine Pharmacology, Dee Why, N.S.W., Australia

    M. A. Borowitzka

  3. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA

    B. E. Volcani

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Schmid, AM.M., Borowitzka, M.A., Volcani, B.E. (1981). Morphogenesis and Biochemistry of Diatom Cell Walls. In: Kiermayer, O. (eds) Cytomorphogenesis in Plants. Cell Biology Monographs, vol 8. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-8602-2_3

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