Detection and quantification of rRNA by high-resolution in situ hybridization in pollen grains

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-52

  Saito, Chieko ^a   Fujie, Makoto ^b   Sakai, Atsushi ^a   Kuroiwa, Haruko ^c   Kuroiwa, Tsuneyoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Kyoritsu Women's Junior College   (Japan)

Author keywords

Generative cell; In situ hybridization; Nicotiana tabacum SR 1; Pollen; rRNA; Vegetative cell

Indexed keywords

NICOTIANA TABACUM; TABACUM;

EID: 0032012396     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02507148     Document Type: Article

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