Androgenic switch: An example of plant embryogenesis from the male gametophyte perspective

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 56, Issue 417, 2005, Pages 1711-1726

  Maraschin, S F ^a   De Priester, W ^b   Spaink, H P ^b   Wang, M ^a,c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Androgenesis; Developmental switch; Embryogenesis; Embryogenic potential; Gene expression; Microspore; Programmed cell death; Stress

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; CELLS; DNA; GENETIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM;

MICROSPORES; PLANT EMBRYOGENESIS; POLLEN GRAINS; ZYGOTES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

PHYTOHORMONE;

APOPTOSIS; BREEDING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HAPLOTYPE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; POLLEN; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

APOPTOSIS; BREEDING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HAPLOTYPES; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANTS; POLLEN; REPRODUCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 21344453011     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eri190     Document Type: Review

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