Visualization of microtubules in living cells of transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana

Protoplasma

Volumn 206, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 201-206

  Ueda, K ^a   Matsuyama, T ^a   Hashimoto, T ^a  

^a NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytoskeleton; Epidermal cell; GFP TUA6 fusion protein; Microtubule; Transgenic plants; Tubulin

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL INFECTION; FLUORESCENCE; MICROTUBULE; ORYZALIN; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 0032430744     PISSN: 0033183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf01279267     Document Type: Article

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