BioMed Research International
Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 834134, 10 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/834134
Research Article
Oxidative Stress and NO Signalling in the Root Apex as an Early Response to Changes in Gravity Conditions
1DISPAA, University of Florence, Viale delle Idee 30, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
2HSO-USB, ESTEC, European Space Agency, Keplerlaan 1, 2200 AG Noordwijk, The Netherlands
3IZMB, University of Bonn, Kirschallee 1, 53115 Bonn, Germany
Received 16 May 2014; Accepted 16 July 2014; Published 17 August 2014
Academic Editor: Monica Monici
Copyright © 2014 Sergio Mugnai et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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