Recent surprising similarities between plant cells and neurons

Plant Signaling and Behavior

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 87-89

  Baluška, František ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endoplasmic reticulum; Golgi apparatus; Neurons; Plant cells; Polarity; Tip growth

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; GOLGI COMPLEX; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PLANT; PLANT ROOT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ALUMINUM; GLUTAMIC ACID; GOLGI APPARATUS; NEURONS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA, HEREDITARY;

EID: 77954610048     PISSN: 15592316     EISSN: 15592324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/psb.5.2.11237     Document Type: Article

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