Improved staining of F-actin and co-localization of mitochondria in plant cells

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 73-77

  Olyslaegers, G ^a   Verbelen, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Actin; Allium; CLSM; Mitochondria; Nicotiana; Rhodamine phalloidin

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIA; PROTEINS; SOAPS (DETERGENTS);

ACTIN; ALLIUM; CLSM; COLOCALIZATION; F-ACTIN; MEMBRANOUS ORGANELLE; MITOCHONDRIAS; NICOTIANA; PLANTS CELLS; RHODAMINE PHALLOIDIN;

CYTOLOGY;

DETERGENT; F ACTIN; GLYCEROL; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PHALLOIDIN; RHODAMINE;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL ORGANELLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MICROSCOPY; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; ONION; PLANT CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING;

ALLIUM; ALLIUM CEPA; NICOTIANA;

EID: 0031727086     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1998.00398.x     Document Type: Article

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