Water channels in Chara corallina

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 48, Issue 313, 1997, Pages 1511-1518

  Schütz, Kerstin ^a   Tyerman, Stephen D ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chara; Hydraulic conductivity; Membrane transport models; Reflection coefficient; Water channels

Indexed keywords

CHARA; CHARA CORALLINA; CHARACEAE; CHARALES; CORALLINA;

EID: 0345209642     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/48.8.1511     Document Type: Article

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