Development and functions of seed transfer cells

Plant Science

Volumn 160, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 775-783

  Thompson, Richard D ^a   Hueros, Gregorio ^b   Becker, Heinz Albert ^a   Maitz, Monika ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PLANT BREEDING RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^c KWS SAAT SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Embryo; Endosperm; Kernel; Seed; Sugar; Transfer cells; Transporter

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CELLS; MORPHOLOGY; PROTEINS; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

APOPLASTIC COMPARTMENTS;

SEED;

AMINO ACID; BETA FRUCTOFURANOSIDASE; MONOSACCHARIDE; SUCROSE;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CYTOSKELETON; LEGUME; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PLANT CELL; PLANT SEED; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SUGAR TRANSPORT;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0035062481     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(01)00345-4     Document Type: Review

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