Video microscopy of dynamic plant cell organelles: Principles of the technique and practical application

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 117-128

  Lichtscheidl, I K ^a   Foissner, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Actin filaments; Allium; Byblis; Chara; Exocytosis; Light microscopy; Plant cell organelle dynamics; Plasmolysis; UV microscopy; Video microscopy; Video enhanced contrast microscopy; Video intensified fluorescence microscopy

Indexed keywords

CELL PROLIFERATION; FLUORESCENCE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PLANT CELL CULTURE; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROTEINS;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ALLIUM; BYBLI; CELL ORGANELLE; CHARA; ENHANCED CONTRAST; EXOCYTOSIS; PLANT CELL ORGANELLE DYNAMIC; PLANTS CELLS; PLASMOLYSIS; UV MICROSCOPY; VIDEO-ENHANCED CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; VIDEO-INTENSIFIED FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; VIDEOMICROSCOPY;

FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; CELL ORGANELLE; MICROSCOPY; PLANT CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0029876230     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1996.105385.x     Document Type: Article

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