A new technique for visualizing proanthocyanidins by light microscopy

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 195-200

  Brillouet, J M ^a   Escoute, J ^b  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

artifacts; caffeine; condensed tannins; ethanol; exogenous protein; light microscopy; localization; proanthocyanidins

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; COLORING AGENT; HEMOGLOBIN; PROANTHOCYANIDIN;

ARTICLE; CYTOCHEMISTRY; DEHYDRATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; PLANT; SOLUBILITY; STAINING; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

CAFFEINE; COLORING AGENTS; DEHYDRATION; HEMOGLOBINS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY; PLANTS; PROANTHOCYANIDINS; SOLUBILITY; STAINING AND LABELING; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84858434866     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: 14737760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10520295.2011.603703     Document Type: Article

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