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Standard stereologic methods have been applied to electron micrographs of Daucus carota L. suspension culture cells. The relative frequencies of the different membrane systems within the cells have been determined and compared with published data form mature leaf cells.
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Blank, W., Zaar, K. & Kleinig, H. Morphometric measurements of Daucus carota suspension culture cells. Planta 137, 85–87 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00394440
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