Analysis of oil droplets in microalgae

Methods in Cell Biology

Volumn 116, Issue , 2013, Pages 71-82

  Yan, Chengshi ^a   Fan, Jilian ^a   Xu, Changcheng ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlamydomonas reinhardtii; Confocal microscopy; Microalgae; Oil droplet; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; OIL; OIL DROPLET; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; CELL INCLUSION; CELL ORGANELLE; CHEMISTRY; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROALGA; MUTATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SUNLIGHT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; MICROALGAE; OIL DROPLET; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CARBOHYDRATES; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; INCLUSION BODIES; MICROALGAE; MUTATION; OILS; ORGANELLES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SUNLIGHT; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 84884941110     PISSN: 0091679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-408051-5.00005-X     Document Type: Chapter

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