Actin and tubulin expression and isotype pattern during tobacco pollen tube growth

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 255-263

  Sorri, Outi ^a,b   Astro̊m, Helena ^a   Raudaskoski, Marjatta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Actin expression; Actin isotypes; Tobacco pollen tubes; Tubulin expression; Tubulin isotypes

Indexed keywords

NICOTIANA TABACUM; TABACUM;

EID: 0029849759     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02152699     Document Type: Article

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