Ultracytochemical localization of calcium in micropyle and embryo sac of Brassica napus before and after pollination

Acta Botanica Sinica

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 591-597

  Yu, Fan Li ^a   Liang, Shi Ping ^a   Yang, Hong Yuan ^a   Wang, Yan ^b  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Brassica napus; Calcium; Embryo sac; Image analysis; Synergid; Ultracytochemistry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002082708     PISSN: 05777496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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