Early meiosis in Rhynchospora pubera L. (Cyperaceae) is marked by uncommon ultrastructural features

Cell Biology International

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1118-1122

  Barrera San Martin, Juca Abramo ^a   Tardeli de Jesus Andrade, Celia Guadalupe ^a   Laforga Vanzela, André Luís ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b CCB   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cyperaceae; Microsporogenesis; Nuclear envelope; PMC; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CYPERACEAE; MEIOSIS; MICROSPOROGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR PORE; POLARIZATION; POLLEN MOTHER CELL; PROPHASE; RHYNCHOSPORA PUBERA; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CYPERACEAE; MEIOSIS; POLLEN;

CYPERACEAE; RHYNCHOSPORA PUBERA;

EID: 69549088141     PISSN: 10656995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cellbi.2009.06.025     Document Type: Article

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