Nuclease activities and DNA fragmentation during programmed cell death of megagametophyte cells of white spruce (Picea glauca) seeds

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 509-521

  He, Xu ^a   Kermode, Allison R ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

DNA fragmentation; Megagametophyte; Nucleases; Picea glauca; Programmed cell death

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; CELLS; PH; SEED;

PROGRAMMED CELL DEATH (PCD);

DNA;

APOPTOSIS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CALCIUM; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DNA, PLANT; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GERMINATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; PICEA; SEEDS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ACIDS; CELLS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PH; SEEDS;

PICEA; PICEA GLAUCA;

EID: 0037339668     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022319821591     Document Type: Article

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