Nuclear DNA distribution and amitotic processes in activated helianthus tuberosus tuber parenchyma

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-12

  Bregoli, A M ^a   Crosti, P ^b   Cavallini, A ^c   Cionini, G ^d   Del Duca, S ^a   Malerba, M ^b   Natali, L ^c   Serafini Fracassini, D ^a   D'Amato F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c Botanica   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amitosis; Apoptosis; DNA content; Helianthus tuberosus; Nuclei

Indexed keywords

EID: 0343543637     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263504.1997.10654161     Document Type: Article

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