Cryoanalytical studies of freezing damage and recovery in Fucus vesiculosus (Phaeophyceae)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1264-1275

  Speransky, Vladislav V ^a   Speransky, Svetlana R ^a   Brawley, Susan H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryoscanning electron microscopy; Extracellular matrix; Freezing damage; Fucoids; Programmed cell death; Receptacle; X ray microanalysis

Indexed keywords

BROWN ALGA;

FUCUS VESICULOSIS;

EID: 0033380024     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1999.3561264.x     Document Type: Article

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