Gene silencing in Fucus embryos: Developmental consequences of RNAi-mediated cytoskeletal disruption

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 819-829

  Farnham, Garry ^a   Strittmatter, Martina ^b   Coelho, Susana ^b   Cock, Jeremy Mark ^b   Brownlee, Colin ^a,c  

^a THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actin; Cytoskeleton; Embryo; Fucus; RNAi; Tubulin

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ECTOCARPALES; FUCALES; FUCUS; FUCUS SERRATUS; PHAEOPHYCEAE;

EID: 84884988020     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpy.12096     Document Type: Article

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