Specimen block counter-staining for localization of GUS expression in transgenic arabidopsis and tobacco

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 35-39

  Kim, M K ^a   Choi, J W ^a   Jeon, J H ^a   Franceschi, V R ^a   Davin, L B ^a   Lewis, N G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissecting microscope; GUS localization; Safranin O; Specimen block staining; Transgenic arabidopsis and tobacco

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS PRESERVATION; GENES; PARAFFINS; TISSUE;

BLOCK COUNTER-STAINING; GENE EXPRESSION;

TOBACCO;

ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0036923337     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-002-0475-7     Document Type: Article

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