Imaging oscillations in Gonyaulax: A chloroplast rhythm of nitrate reductase visualized by immunocytochemistry

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 111-117

  Fritz, L ^a   Stringher, C G ^b   Colepicolo, P ^b  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Gonyaulax polyedra; Immunolabelling; Nitrate reductase

Indexed keywords

NITRATE REDUCTASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CHLOROPLAST; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DINOFLAGELLATE; ENZYMOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CHLOROPLASTS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DINOFLAGELLIDA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NITRATE REDUCTASES;

EID: 0029686203     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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