Influence of extract from shoots of Taxus baccata var. 'Elegantissima' on mitotic activity of meristematic cells of Allium cepa L. roots

Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 185-192

  Majewska, Agnieszka ^a   Furmanowa, Miroslawa ^b   Śliwińska, Elwira ^c   GŁowniak, Kazimierz ^d   Guzewska, Joanna ^b   Kuraś, MieczysŁaw ^a   Zobel, Alicja ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^e TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

'Elegantissima'; DNA content; Mitotic activity; Paclitaxel; Phase indices; Taxus baccata var

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034583157     PISSN: 00016977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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