IONIC MICROSCOPY (SECONDARY-ION MASS-SPECTROMETRY) - EXAMPLES OF ITS APPLICATION TO PLANT-SAMPLES

Authors
PARIOT C JAUNEAU A VERDUS MC POBLA C LEFEBVRE F DEMARTY M THELLIER M RIPOLL C
Citation
C. Pariot et al., IONIC MICROSCOPY (SECONDARY-ION MASS-SPECTROMETRY) - EXAMPLES OF ITS APPLICATION TO PLANT-SAMPLES, Journal of trace and microprobe techniques, 13(3), 1995, pp. 307-316
Citations number
32
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Analytical
Journal title
Journal of trace and microprobe techniques → ACNP
ISSN journal
07334680
Volume
13
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
307 - 316
Database
ISI
SICI code
0733-4680(1995)13:3<307:IM(M-E>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
After a brief survey of the principles of SIMS microscopy, four exampl es of its application to plant biology are given, i) labelling with st able isotopes as applied to nitrogen metabolism studies, ii) the role of the cell-wall calcium in plant growth, iii) the involvement of sodi um in the differentiation of secondary cell-walls, and iv) ionic patte rns in seeds. Prospects of further possible applications of SIMS micro scopy to biology are discussed.