Parenchyma cell respiration and survival in secondary xylem: Does metabolic activity decline with cell age?

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 934-943

  Spicer, R ^a   Holbrook, N M ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Heartwood; Parenchyma; Respiration; Sapwood; Senescence

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

AGING POPULATION; ANGIOSPERM; CELLULAR AUTOMATON; CONIFEROUS TREE; METABOLISM; RESPIRATION; SURVIVAL; XYLEM;

ACER; ARTICLE; CELL AGING; CYTOLOGY; FRAXINUS; METABOLISM; OAK; PHYSIOLOGY; PINE; TIME; TREE; TSUGA; XYLEM;

ACER; CELL AGING; FRAXINUS; OXYGEN; PINUS; QUERCUS; TIME FACTORS; TREES; TSUGA; XYLEM;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; CONIFEROPHYTA; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS AMERICANA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PINUS STROBUS; QUERCUS RUBRA; TSUGA; TSUGA CANADENSIS;

EID: 34447123240     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2007.01677.x     Document Type: Article

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