Electron and X-ray microscopic analyses of reaggregated materials obtained after fractionation of dissolved sporopollenin

Protoplasma

Volumn 204, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 13-21

  Thom, I ^a   Grote, M ^a   Abraham Peskir, J ^b   Wiermann, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

2 Aminoethanol; Electron microscopy; Reaggregation; Solubilisation; Sporopollenin; Thypha angustifolia L.; X ray microscopy

Indexed keywords

DIALYSIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ETHANOLAMINE; EXINE; FRACTIONATION; POLLEN; SOLUBILIZATION; SPOROPOLLENIN; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY MICROSCOPY;

TYPHA ANGUSTIFOLIA;

EID: 0031774570     PISSN: 0033183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01282289     Document Type: Article

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