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Mechanisms are proposed by which dislocations in the surface crystals of cell walls and membranes act as growth centres.
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HARRIS, W., SCRIVEN, L. Function of Dislocations in Cell Walls and Membranes. Nature 228, 827–829 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/228827a0
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