Flow cytometric evidence for hydroxyl radical-induced apoptosis in Tobacco protoplasts

Acta Botanica Sinica

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 944-948

  Lei, Xiao Yong ^a   Liao, Xu Dong ^b   Zhang, Gui You ^a   Dai, Yao Ren ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Flow cytometry; Hydroxyl radicals; Programmed cell death (PCD); Tobacco protoplasts

Indexed keywords

TOBACCO;

ANIMALIA; NICOTIANA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0141425683     PISSN: 05777496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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