Visualisation of transglutaminase-mediated cross-linking activity in germinating pollen by laser confocal microscopy

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 360-365

  Iorio, Rosa A ^a   Di Sandro, Alessia ^a   Scarpellini, Alessandra ^b   Del Duca, Stefano ^a   Serafini Fracassini, Donatella ^a   Verderio, Elisabetta A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fluorescein cadaverine; Pollen; Transglutaminase

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 47649092897     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263500802150886     Document Type: Article

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