Combined immunofluorescence and field emission scanning electron microscope study of plasma membrane-associated organelles in highly vacuolated suspensor cells of white spruce somatic embryos

Cell Biology International

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 389-397

  Fowke, Larry ^a,b   Dibbayawan, Teresa ^a   Schwartz, Owen ^c   Harper, John ^a   Overall, Robyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clathrin coated membranes; Conifer somatic embryos; Field emission scanning electron microscopy; Highly vacuolated suspensor cells; Immunofluorescence; Microtubules

Indexed keywords

CLATHRIN;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; COATED VESICLE; EMBRYO CULTURE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MEMBRANE VESICLE; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PINE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA; PICEA GLAUCA;

EID: 0033382973     PISSN: 10656995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cbir.1999.0368     Document Type: Article

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