Embryo sac development in the maize indeterminate gametophyte1 mutant: Abnormal nuclear behavior and defective microtubule organization

Plant Cell

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1391-1407

  Huang, Bing Quan ^a   Sheridan, William F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

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EID: 0029822460     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.8.8.1391     Document Type: Article

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