Analysis of mucilage secretion and excretion in Micrasterias (Chlorophyta) by means of immunoelectron microscopy and digital time lapse video microscopy

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 711-720

  Oertel, Anke ^a   Aichinger, Nicole ^a   Hochreiter, Romana ^a   Thalhamer, Josef ^a   Lütz Meindl, Ursula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Algae; Dictyosomes; Excretion; Immunolabeling; Mucilage; Polysaccharides; Secretion; Vesicle maturation

Indexed keywords

EXCRETION; SECRETION;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; DESMIDIALES; EUKARYOTA; MICRASTERIAS; MICRASTERIAS DENTICULATA;

EID: 4043063676     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2004.03222.x     Document Type: Article

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