Structural peculiarities dominate the turgor pressure response of the marine alga Valonia utricularis upon osmotic challenges

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 123-139

  Heidecker, M ^a   Mimietz, S ^a   Wegner, L H ^a   Zimmermann, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Folded membrane; Plasmalemma; Pressure probe; Reflection coefficient; Tonoplast

Indexed keywords

ACID GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; CHLORINE; DEXTRAN; MACROGOL; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SUCROSE;

ALGA; ARTICLE; CHARA CORALLINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DIFFUSION; NONHUMAN; OSMOSIS; PLANT CELL; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TURGOR PRESSURE; VALONIA UTRICULARIS;

ALGAE; CHARA; CHARA CORALLINA; CORALLINA; EUKARYOTA; VALONIA; VALONIA UTRICULARIS;

EID: 0041507040     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00232-002-1068-7     Document Type: Article

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