Polarization confocal microscopy and congo red fluorescence: A simple and rapid method to determine the mean cellulose fibril orientation in plants

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 198, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 101-107

  Verbelen, J P ^a   Kerstens, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Cellulose fibrils; Plant architecture; Polarization confocal microscopy

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; AZO DYES; CELLS; CELLULOSE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; DICHROISM; FLUORESCENCE; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CELL WALLS; CELLULOSE FIBRILS; CONGO RED; FIBRIL ORIENTATIONS; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; POLARIZATION CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; PREFERENTIAL ORIENTATION; RAPID METHOD; RED FLUORESCENCE; SIMPLE METHOD;

POLARIZATION;

CELLULOSE; CONGO RED;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL WALL; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PLANT CELL; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034111335     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.2000.00691.x     Document Type: Article

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