Temperature Dependency of Molecular Mobility in Preserved Seeds

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 1253-1258

  Walters, Christina ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ENTROPY; KINETICS; LONGEVITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; POLLEN; SHELF LIFE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMODYNAMICS;

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EID: 1142267474     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(04)74199-5     Document Type: Article

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