Ion compartmentation in the red alga Caloglossa leprieurii in response to salinity changes: Freeze-substitution and X-ray microanalysis

New Phytologist

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 513-519

  Mostaert, Anikas S ^a   Orlovich, David A ^b   King, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caloglossa; Freeze substitution; Ion compartmentation; Salt tolerance; X ray microanalysis

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CALOGLOSSA; CALOGLOSSA LEPRIEURII; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 0030023435     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1996.tb01871.x     Document Type: Article

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