Immunogold localization of plant surface arabinogalactan-proteins using glycerol liquid substitution and scanning electron microscopy

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 150-157

  Samaj J ^a,c   Ensikat, H J ^a   Baluska F ^a   Knox, J P ^b   Barthlott, W ^a   Volkmann, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Arabinogalactan proteins; Embryogenic callus; Extracellular matrix; Immunolocalization; Root development; Scanning electron microscopy; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; EPITOPES; GLYCEROL; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES; NETWORK LAYERS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARABINOGALACTAN-PROTEIN; EMBRYOGENIC CALLI; EXTRACELLULAR; EXTRACELLULAR MATRICES; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; LOCALISATION; PLANT SURFACES; ROOT DEVELOPMENT; ROOT SURFACES; ZEA MAYS;

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ARABINOGALACTAN; EPITOPE; GLYCEROL; GOLD; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; SILVER; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PLANT CELL; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032915299     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1999.00441.x     Document Type: Article

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