Walls of allergenic pollen: Special reference to the endexine

Grana

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 164-175

  Diethart, Bernadette ^a   Sam, Saskia ^b   Weber, Martina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Allergenic proteins; Laminated endexine; Pollen wall; Pollenkitt; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); GERMINATION; HEALTH RISK; IMMUNE RESPONSE; POLLEN; PROTEIN; STARCH; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AMBROSIA; AMBROSIA ARTEMISIIFOLIA; BETULACEAE; FAGACEAE; POACEAE; SALICACEAE; SALIX; ULMACEAE;

EID: 35848932530     PISSN: 00173134     EISSN: 16512049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00173130701472181     Document Type: Article

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