The nucleus of differentiated root plant cells: Modifications induced by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

European Journal of Histochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 9-20

  Lingua, G ^a   Fusconi, A ^b   Berta, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizae; Chromatin structure; Endoreduplication; Plant cell nuclei

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM PORRUM; ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAE; FUNGI; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MYCORRHIZAE; PISUM SATIVUM; SATIVUM;

PLANT DNA;

CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; ONION; PATHOGENICITY; PEA; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; REVIEW; TOMATO; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VEGETABLE; ZYGOMYCETES;

CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; DNA, PLANT; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; ONIONS; PEAS; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOTS; VEGETABLES; ZYGOMYCOTA;

EID: 0035235539     PISSN: 1121760X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/1609     Document Type: Article

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