Improved hematoxylin staining for algal cytogenetics

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 78-81

  Fujii, Mutue T ^a   Guerra, Marcelo ^b  

^a Institute of Botany   (Brazil)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE MICOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Algae; Cytogenetics; Hematoxylin; Pit connections

Indexed keywords

CHLORAL HYDRATE; HEMATOXYLIN;

ALGA; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CYTOGENETICS; DENSITOMETRY; GIEMSA STAIN; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; STAINING; TECHNIQUE;

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 0031923540     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10520299809140510     Document Type: Article

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