In vitro fertilization: Analysis of early post-fertilization development using cytological and molecular techniques

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 67-77

  Kranz, Erhard ^a   Scholten, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Central cells; Egg cells; Endosperm; In vitro fertilization; Microdissection; Single cell analysis; Zygotes

Indexed keywords

MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 39749094940     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00497-007-0060-x     Document Type: Review

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