Importance of the fixative for reliable ultrastructural preservation of poikilohydric plant tissues. Observations on dry, partially, and fully hydrated tissues of Selaginella lepidophylla

Annals of Botany

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 599-610

  Platt, K A ^a   Oliver, M J ^b   Thomson, W W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dry; Fixation; Hydrated; Selaginella; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

SELAGINELLA; SELAGINELLA LEPIDOPHYLLA; SELAGINELLA PILIFERA;

EID: 0030690162     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1997.0476     Document Type: Article

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