Cytological events during zygote formation of the fern ceratopteris thalictroides

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 254-264

  Cao, Jian Guo ^a   Wang, Quan Xi ^a   Yang, Nai Ying ^a   Bao, Wen Mei ^a  

^a SHANGHAI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL ORGANELLE; CYTOLOGY; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DIGESTION; FERN; GAMETOPHYTE; MITOCHONDRION; SPERM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL WALL; CYTOLOGY; FERN; FERTILIZATION; FLOWER; MEMBRANE FUSION; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ZYGOTE;

CELL NUCLEUS; CELL WALL; FERNS; FERTILIZATION; GERM CELLS, PLANT; MEMBRANE FUSION; TIME FACTORS; ZYGOTE;

CERATOPTERIS THALICTROIDES; FILICOPHYTA;

EID: 77950487588     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2010.00893.x     Document Type: Article

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