Improved ultrastructural preservation of Petunia and Brassica ovules and embryo sacs by high pressure freezing and freeze substitution

Protoplasma

Volumn 197, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 199-209

  Thijssen, M H ^a   Mittempergher, F ^a,b   Van Aelst, A C ^a   Van Went, J L ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brassica napus; Embryo sac; Freeze substitution; High pressure freezing; Ovule; Petunia x hybrida

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS; PETUNIA; PETUNIA X HYBRIDA; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

EID: 0031020304     PISSN: 0033183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01288029     Document Type: Article

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