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Wood Ultrastructure in Relation to Chemical Composition

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The Structure, Biosynthesis, and Degradation of Wood

Part of the book series: Recent Advances in Phytochemistry ((RAPT,volume 11))

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Wood structure can be studied at the gross level with the unaided eye, at the anatomical level with the light microscope, or at the ultrastructural level with the transmission electron microscope. In essence, resolving power of the optical system used defines the structural domain observed.

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  1. N. C. Brown Center for Ultrastructure Studies, State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, New York, 13210, USA

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Côté, W.A. (1977). Wood Ultrastructure in Relation to Chemical Composition. In: Loewus, F.A., Runeckles, V.C. (eds) The Structure, Biosynthesis, and Degradation of Wood. Recent Advances in Phytochemistry, vol 11. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8873-3_1

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