Ultrastructural study of archaeological Vitis vinifera L. seeds using rapid-freeze fixation and substitution

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 443-447

  Milanesi, Claudio ^a   Vignani, Rita ^a   Ciacci, Andrea ^a   Nardini, Alessandra ^a   Valenti, Marco ^a   Cantini, Federico ^a   Ciampolini, Fabrizio ^a   Faleri, Claudia ^a   Cresti, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Archaeobotanical material; Cytoplasm; Freeze substitution; Grape seeds; Tegument; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; FREEZING; GRAPE; ITALY; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; SEED MORPHOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

VITACEAE; VITIS VINIFERA;

EID: 70449526665     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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