Apoplastic system of the gynoecium and embryo sac in relation to function

Acta Biologica Cracoviensia Series Botanica

Volumn 43, Issue , 2001, Pages 7-14

  Yang, Hong Yuan ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoplast; Calcium; Embryo sac; Extracellular matrix; Gynoecium; Micropyle; Pollen tube track; Synergid

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001850214     PISSN: 00015296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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