Immunogold-labeling analysis of alginate distributions in the cell walls of chromophyte algae

Phycological Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 53-60

  Chi, Eun Sup ^a   Henry, Eric C ^b   Kawai, Hiroshi ^c   Okuda, Kazuo ^a  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alginate; Cell wall; Chromophyte; Immunogold electron microscopy; Phaeophyceae; Xanthophyceae

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANTITHAMNION; BOTRYDIOPSIS; BOTRYDIUM; BRYOPSIS; CHROMOPHYTA; CHRYSOMERIDALES; GIRAUDYOPSIS; PHAEOPHYCEAE; PHAEOSACCION; RHODOPHYTA; SCYTOSIPHON; SPHACELARIA; TRIBONEMA; ULVOPHYCEAE; VAUCHERIA; XANTHOPHYCEAE;

EID: 0032988735     PISSN: 13220829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1835.1999.00151.x     Document Type: Article

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