Quantitative X-ray microanalysis of solutes in individual plant cells: A comparison of microdroplet and in situ frozen-hydrated data

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 191, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 303-310

  Hinde, P ^a   Richardson, P ^a   Koyro, H W ^b,c   Tomos, A D ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cereal epidermis; Solute relations; X ray analysis

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; HYDRATION; TISSUE; X RAY ANALYSIS;

CELLULARS; CEREAL EPIDERMIS; CL-CONCENTRATIONS; FROZEN TISSUES; INDIVIDUAL CELLS; MICRO DROPLETS; PLANTS CELLS; SOLUTE RELATION; TISSUE PLANT; X-RAY MICROANALYSIS;

CELLS;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; POTASSIUM CELL LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SODIUM CELL LEVEL; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

EID: 0031666696     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1998.00383.x     Document Type: Article

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