Effects of polyamines and polyamine biosynthetic inhibitors on mitotic activity of Allium cepa root tips

Acta Biologica Hungarica

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 93-102

  Unal, Meral ^a   Palavan Unsal, Narcin ^b   Tufekci, M A ^c  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL KULTUR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c HALIC UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Chromosome aberration; Mitotic activity; Polyamine; Polyamine biosynthetic inhibitor

Indexed keywords

CYCLOHEXIMIDE; EFLORNITHINE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; MITOGUAZONE; POLYAMINE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITOR; PUTRESCINE; SPERMIDINE; SPERMINE;

ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; MERISTEM; MITOSIS; ONION; PHYSIOLOGY;

CYCLOHEXIMIDE; EFLORNITHINE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MERISTEM; MITOGUAZONE; MITOSIS; ONIONS; POLYAMINES; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; PUTRESCINE; SPERMIDINE; SPERMINE;

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 40049093059     PISSN: 02365383     EISSN: 1588256X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ABiol.59.2008.1.8     Document Type: Article

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