Studies of fossil and modern spore wall biomacromolecules using 13C solid state NMR

Annals of Botany

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 83-94

  Hemsley, Alan R ^a   Scott, Andrew C ^b   Barrier, Patrick J ^c,d   Chaloner, William G ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carboniferous lycopsids; ferns; fossil; gymnosperm; heating; oxidative maceration; pollen; pteridosperm; spores; thermal maturation

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CARBONIFEROUS; FILICOPHYTA; GYMNOSPERMAE; LYCOPODIOPHYTA; LYCOPODIOPSIDA; PRASINOPHYCEAE; TASMANITES;

EID: 0029776757     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1996.0099     Document Type: Article

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