Use of a highly sensitive two-dimensional luminescence imaging system to monitor endogenous bioluminescence in plant leaves

BMC Plant Biology

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Flor Henry, Michel ^a   McCabe, Tulene C ^b   De Bruxelles, Guy L ^b   Roberts, Michael R ^b  

^a Staveley Mill Yard   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL;

ARABIDOPSIS; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; FLUORESCENCE; LUMINESCENCE; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ARABIDOPSIS; CHLOROPHYLL; FLUORESCENCE; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; PLANT LEAVES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 12344281330     PISSN: 14712229     EISSN: 14712229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-4-19     Document Type: Article

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