The spermatogenous body cell of the conifer Picea abies (Norway spruce) contains actin microfilaments

Protoplasma

Volumn 201, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 194-201

  Lazzaro, Mark D ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Actin; Conifer; Cytoskeleton; Generative cell; Microfilament; Picea abies; Pollen

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CELLS AND CELL COMPONENTS; CYTOSKELETON; MICROFILAMENT; PLANT GROWTH;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 0031910019     PISSN: 0033183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01287415     Document Type: Article

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