Direct measurement of glutathione in epidermal cells of intact Arabidopsis roots by two-photon laser scanning microscopy

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 198, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 174-181

  Meyer, Andreas J ^a   Fricker, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis root; Atrichoblast; Glutathione; Monochlorobimane; Serial optical sections; Stereology; Trichoblast; Two photon laser scanning microscopy; Vacuolar sequestration

Indexed keywords

CELLS; LASER APPLICATIONS; PEPTIDES; PHOTONS; SURFACE ANALYSIS;

ARABIDOPSIS ROOTS; ATRICHOBLAST; GLUTHATHIONE; MONOCHLOROBIMANE; OPTICAL SECTIONS; SERIAL OPTICAL SECTION; STEREOLOGY; TRICHOBLASTS; TWO-PHOTON LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPIES; VACUOLAR SEQUESTRATIONS;

CYTOLOGY;

GLUTATHIONE;

ARABIDOPSIS; CELL VACUOLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EPIDERMIS CELL; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; LASER MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 0034095605     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.2000.00697.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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