Epi-illumination microscopy coupled to in situ hybridization and its utility in the study of evolution and development in non-model species

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 218, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 273-279

  Bartlett, Madelaine E ^a   Kirchoff, Bruce K ^b   Specht, Chelsea D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental evolution; Epi illumination microscopy; Floral development; In situ hybridization; Non model species

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN KNOTTED1; PROTEIN PISTILLATA;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL IMAGING; EPI ILLUMINATION MICROSCOPY; EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FLOWER DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INFLORESCENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAIZE; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; MUSA BASJOO; MUSACEAE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; POACEAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RNA ANALYSIS;

EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICROSCOPY; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PLANT PROTEINS; ZEA MAYS;

MUSA BASJOO; MUSACEAE; POACEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 43049121659     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00427-008-0211-6     Document Type: Article

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