The geometry of the forisome-sieve element-sieve plate complex in the phloem of Vicia faba L. leaflets

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3091-3098

  Peters, Winfried S ^a,b   Van Bel, Aart J E ^b   Knoblauch, Michael ^b,c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ca2+ dependent contractility; Contractile protein; Forisome; Phloem transport; Sieve element plugging; Sieve tube geometry; Vicia faba L.

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTILE PROTEINS; FORISOMES; PHLOEM TRANSPORT; SIEVE ELEMENT PLUGGING; SIEVE TUBE GEOMETRY; VICIA FABA;

OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PROTEINS; SEED;

CROPS;

CONTRACTILE PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; VICIA FABA;

CONTRACTILE PROTEINS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; VICIA FABA;

LEAFLETS; LEAVES; LEGUMES; MICROSCOPY; PHLOEM;

VICIA FABA;

EID: 33749023601     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erl072     Document Type: Article

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