Distribution of calmodulin protein and mRNA in growing pollen tubes

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 131-139

  Moutinho, Ana ^a   Love, John ^b,c   Trewavas, Anthony J ^b   Malhó, Rui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agapanthus umbellatus; Calcium; Calmodulin; MRNA; Pollen tube

Indexed keywords

AGAPANTHUS AFRICANUS; AGAPANTHUS UMBELLATUS; EMBRYOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 0031855556     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004970050130     Document Type: Article

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