Architecture of the sperm cell of Psilotum

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1151-1163

  Renzaglia, Karen Sue ^a   Johnson, Thomas H ^a   Gates, Hilarie Dee ^a   Whittier, Dean P ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Equisetum; Fern; Plant sperm cell; Psilotum; Pteridophyte; Spermatogenesis; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001239646     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3558326     Document Type: Article

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