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The cytochemistry of the walls of the spermatocytes of Ceratopteris thalictroides

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By means of staining and fluorescence microscopy the walls of the spermatocytes of Ceratpteris thalictroides have been shown to contain callose and lipid. It is suggested that these substances form a barrier to the ingress of metabolites, and are responsible for the failure of differentiating spermatocytes to incorporate C14-cysteine.

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  1. Department of Botany and Microbiology, University College, Gower Street, WC1E 6BT, London, England

    Celia F. Cave & P. R. Bell

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Cave, C.F., Bell, P.R. The cytochemistry of the walls of the spermatocytes of Ceratopteris thalictroides . Planta 109, 99–104 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00386117

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