Male gametogenesis and germline specification in flowering plants

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 149-160

  Twell, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Gamete specification; Male germline; Polarity; Pollen

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; CELL DIVISION; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT GAMETOGENESIS; POLLEN; REVIEW;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; GAMETOGENESIS, PLANT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; POLLEN;

ANIMALIA; ARABIDOPSIS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 79956226705     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00497-010-0157-5     Document Type: Review

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