Plant aquaporins: Multifunctional water and solute channels with expanding roles

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 173-194

  Tyerman, S D ^a,b   Niemietz, C M ^a,b   Bramley, H ^a,b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gating; Plant major intrinsic protein; Selectivity; Water channels; Water stress

Indexed keywords

PLANT WATER RELATIONS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 0036187202     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0016-8025.2001.00791.x     Document Type: Review

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