New functions for electrical signals in plants

New Phytologist

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 607-610

  Davies, Eric ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Action potential; Electrical signalling; Insectivorous ('motorized') plants; IP3; Membrane potential

Indexed keywords

EID: 1042267104     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2003.01018.x     Document Type: Note

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