Flavanols in somatic cell division and male meiosis of tea (Camellia sinensis) anthers

Plant Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 168-175

  Feucht, W ^a   Treutter, D ^a   Dithmar, H ^a   Polster, J ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anthers; Flavanols; Meiosis; Mitosis; Tea

Indexed keywords

CATECHIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; EPICATECHIN GALLATE; FLAVONOID; HISTONE;

CYTOLOGY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; FLOWER; MEIOSIS; MITOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT CHROMOSOME; TEA;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CATECHIN; CHROMOSOMES, PLANT; FLAVONOIDS; FLOWERS; HISTONES; MEIOSIS; MITOSIS;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 17644368583     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-837472     Document Type: Article

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