Expressed sequence-tag analysis of tobacco sperm cells reveals a unique transcriptional profile and selective persistence of paternal transcripts after fertilization

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-46

  Xin, Hai Ping ^a   Peng, Xiong Bo ^a   Ning, Jue ^a   Yan, Ting Ting ^a   Ma, Li Gang ^a   Sun, Meng Xiang ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

cDNA library; Fertilization; Male gamete; Paternal transcript; Transcript profile

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; NICOTIANA TABACUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79951771213     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00497-010-0151-y     Document Type: Article

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