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Staining of sieve tube mitochondria in coleoptiles of rice (Oryza sativa L.) with diaminobenzidine

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Diaminobenzidine has been used to locate sites of oxidizing cytochromes in rice coleoptiles. The mitochondria of mature sieve tubes show a positive reaction which to visual inspection appears as strong as the reaction of companion cell mitochondria.

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DAB:

diaminobenzidine

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    Helgi Öpik

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Öpik, H. Staining of sieve tube mitochondria in coleoptiles of rice (Oryza sativa L.) with diaminobenzidine. Planta 122, 269–271 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00385275

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