Three-dimensional imaging of plant cuticle architecture using confocal scanning laser microscopy

Plant Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 378-385

  Buda, Gregory J ^a   Isaacson, Tal ^a   Matas, Antonio J ^a   Paolillo, Dominick J ^a   Rose, Jocelyn K C ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Auramine O; Confocal imaging; Cutin; Plant cuticle; Three dimensional imaging; Tomato fruit

Indexed keywords

COLORING AGENT;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; FRUIT; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOMATO;

COLORING AGENTS; FRUIT; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SOLANUM;

EID: 70349869039     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2009.03960.x     Document Type: Article

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