Immunolocalization of arabinogalactan proteins in Amaranthus hypochondriacus L. ovules

Protoplasma

Volumn 199, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 75-82

  Coimbra, Sievia ^a   Salema, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Amaranthus hypochondriacus; Immunolocalization; Micropylar nucellus; Monoclonal antibodies

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS HYPOCHONDRIACUS;

EID: 0030806613     PISSN: 0033183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02539808     Document Type: Article

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