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Maintenance of Turgor by Rapid Sealing of Puncture Wounds in Leaf Epidermal Cells

When leaf epidermal cells are puncture wounded with a glass microcapillary tip, a small droplet of fluid is discharged and then evaporates, leaving a solid residue on the cell surface. For puncture wounds of about 3.5 micrometers in diameter, this process is complete within 2 to 3 seconds. A second...

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Main Authors: Shackel, Kenneth A., Polito, Vito S., Ahmadi, Hamid
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1991
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1081103/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16668530
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