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Cell wall formation in Fucus zygotes : cellulose synthesis and deposition after fertilization

Creator:

Stevens, Patricia T.

Abstract:

Under defined cultural conditions, large populations of zygotes of the brown algae Fucus vesiculosus L. and F. distichus L. Powell synchronously form a cell wall shortly after fertilization. Intact cell walls, free of cytoplasm and maintaining shape properties of early stages of embryo development, have been isolated from these zygotes....

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Dissertation

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this research. I also wish to thank Dr. Te May Ching, Dr. Harold J. Evans, Dr. Fred R. Rickson and Dr