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Polysaccharides connected with microtubules in the lipotubuloids of Ornithogalum umbellatum L.

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The presence of polysaccharides connected with microtubules in the lipotubuloids of Ornithogalum umbellatum L. was detected by the silver hexamine method and Ruthenium Red staining. Polysaccharides are localized on the outer surface of microtubules. Staining of polysaccharides by Ruthenium Red causes an increase in the microtubule walls thickness by 2.5 nm and in their diameter by 4.5 nm.

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  1. Laboratory of Plant Cytology and Cytochemistry, Institute of Physiology and Cytology, University of Łódź, Poland

    Maria Kwiatkowska

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Kwiatkowska, M. Polysaccharides connected with microtubules in the lipotubuloids of Ornithogalum umbellatum L.. Histochemie 37, 107–112 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00305581

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