[The Sperm of Equisetum Arvense L. I. Ultrastructural and Cytochemical Studies of Nuclear Constituents of the Ripe Sperm]

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Journal Histochemistry

Specialty Biochemistry

Date 1978 May 16

PMID 659266

Authors

H H Mabrouk

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Abstract

Several ultrastructural cytochemical methods are used to determine the constituents of the ripe nucleus of Equisetum arvense L. They show that: DNA, associated with an arginine-rich histone, is localized in central region of the nucleus; nucleoplasm is reduced to a thin peripheral coat and contains a probably lysine rich histone; RNA is not detectable; non histone proteins form lenticular amounts disposed against the nuclear membrane.

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