Effects of UV irradiation on cell development and ultrastructure of the green alga Micrasterias

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 285-292

  Meindl, Ursula ^a   Lütz, Cornelius ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dictyosomes; Endoplasmic reticulum; Micrasterias; Microtubules; Ultrastructure; UV

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CELL MOTION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; CHLOROPLAST; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; GOLGI COMPLEX; GREEN ALGA; MICROTUBULE; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

MICRASTERIAS;

EID: 0030484781     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(96)07395-2     Document Type: Article

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