Characterization of molecular mobility in seed tissues: An electron paramagnetic resonance spin probe study

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 3315-3322

  Buitink, Julia ^a   Hemminga, Marcus A ^a   Hoekstra, Folkert A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; GLASS; POLYMER; SUGAR; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; MOTION; NONHUMAN; PEA; PLANT SEED; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WATER CONTENT;

ARRHENIUS; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 0033001998     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)77484-9     Document Type: Article

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