The Secretory Structure of Hypericum perforatum and Its Relation to Hypericin Accumulation

Acta Botanica Sinica

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 369-372

  Liu, Wen Zhe ^a   Hu, Zheng Hai ^a  

^a NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Histochemistry; Hypericin; Hypericum perforatum; Secretory structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009820940     PISSN: 05777496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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