A rapid method for detection of plant gene transcripts from single epidermal, mesophyll and companion cells of intact leaves

Plant Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 245-250

  Brandt, Stephan ^a   Kehr, Julia ^a   Walz, Christina ^a   Imlau, Astrid ^b   Willmitzer, Lothar ^a   Fisahn, Joachim ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CDNA LIBRARY; DNA PURIFICATION; GENE TRANSCRIPT; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GLASS MICROCAPILLARY; PLANT GENETICS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0032748962     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1999.00583.x     Document Type: Article

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