Feulgen staining of intact plant tissues for confocal microscopy

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 84-87

  Braselton, James P ^a   Wilkinson, Michael J ^b   Clulow, Stephen A ^b  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chromosomes; confocal microscopy; fertilization; Feulgen; pararosaniline; Schiff

Indexed keywords

SCHIFF BASE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CHROMOSOME; FERTILIZATION; FEULGEN STAINING; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PLANT; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0029922208     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10520299609117139     Document Type: Article

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