Structural and ultrastructural characterization of maize coenocyte and endosperm cellularization

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 216-223

  Monjardino, Paulo ^a   Machado, Jorge ^a   Gil, Fabíola S ^a   Fernandes, Rui ^b   Salema, Roberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cell wall formation; Cellularization; Coenocyte; Endosperm

Indexed keywords

CELL GROWTH; GROWTH KINETICS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

COENOCYTE; CYTOKINESIS; ENDOSPERM CELLULARIZATION; PERICLINAL WALL;

CROPS;

CELL ORGANELLE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; MAIZE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CELLS; CORN; ENDOSPERM; GROWTH; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

POACEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34250371772     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B06-156     Document Type: Article

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