Measurement of the electrical resistance of plasmodesmata and membranes of corn suspension-culture cells

Planta

Volumn 199, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 537-544

  Holdaway Clarke, Terena L ^a,b   Walker, N Alan ^a   Overall, Robyn L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Membrane resistivity; Microelectrode Plasmodesmata; Suspension culture (electrophysiology); Zea (electrophysiology)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029821044     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00195184     Document Type: Article

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