A model for the topology of the chloroplast thylakoid membrane

Australian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 687-694

  Arvidsson, Per Ola ^a,b   Sundby, Cecilia ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

Author keywords

3 dimensional; Chloroplast; Electron microscopy; Grana stacking; Serial sectioning; Thylakoid organization; Topology; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033377344     PISSN: 03107841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PP99072     Document Type: Article

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