γ-tubulin and microtubule organization during meiosis in the liverwort Ricciocarpus natans (Ricciaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 664-671

  Brown, R C ^a   Lemmon, B E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anastral spindle; Bryophytes; Cytokinesis; Evolution; Ricciaceae; Ricciocarpus natans; Sporogenesis

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIVERWORT; PROTEIN;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; CONOCEPHALUM; MARCHANTIOPHYTA; RICCIACEAE; RICCIALES; RICCIOCARPOS NATANS;

EID: 45749135006     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.2007388     Document Type: Article

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