عنوان

Intercellular Communication in Plants:

(Number (ISBN

3642662943

(Number (ISBN

364266296X

(Number (ISBN

9783642662942

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9783642662966

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b572285

Title Proper

Intercellular Communication in Plants:

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[Book]

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Studies on Plasmodesmata

First Statement of Responsibility

edited by B.E.S. Gunning, A.W. Robards.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Berlin, Heidelberg

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1976

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1 Introduction to Plasmodesmata --; 1.1. Introduction to Plasmodesmata --; 1.2. Analogues of Plasmodesmata --; 1.3. Conclusion --; 1.4. Open Discussion --; 2 Plasmodesmata in Higher Plants --; 2.1. Introduction --; 2.2. What are Plasmodesmata? --; 2.3. Distribution and Frequency --; 2.4. Structure --; 2.5. Some Concepts of Plasmodesmatal Function --; 2.6. Open Discussion --; 3 Plasmodesmata in Algae and Fungi --; 3.1. Introduction --; 3.2. Cyanophyta --; 3.3. Rhodophyta --; 3.4. Phaeophyta --; 3.5. Chlorophyta --; 3.6. Fungi --; 3.7. Conclusions --; 3.8. Open Discussion --; 4 The Origin and Development of Plasmodesmata --; 4.1. Introduction --; 4.2. Primary Formation of Plasmodesmata --; 4.3. Secondary Formation of Plasmodesmata --; 4.4. Distribution of Plasmodesmata --; 4.5. Control of Frequency and Distribution of Plasmodesmata --; 4.6. Structural Modifications of Plasmodesmata --; 4.7. Mechanisms of Structural Modification --; 4.8. Conclusions --; 4.9. Open Discussion --; 5 Physico-Chemical Assessment of Plasmodesmatal Transport --; 5.1. Introduction --; 5.2. Irreversible Thermodynamic Formulation --; 5.3. Treatment by Tyree --; 5.4. Reassessment of Solute Permeability --; 5.5. Plasmodesmatal Electrical Resistances --; 5.6. Summary --; 5.7. Appendix --; 5.8. Open Discussion --; 6 Physiological and Electrophysiological Evidence for Intercellular Communication in Plant Symplasts --; 6.1. Introduction --; 6.2. Intercellular Movement of Compounds in a Tissue Compartment Isolated from External Solutions --; 6.3. Intercellular Propagation of Action Potentials --; 6.4. Direct Evidence for the Electrical Coupling of Plant Cells --; 6.5. Intercellular Movement of Injected Chemicals --; 6.6. Discussion --; 6.7. Open Discussion --; 7 Cytochemical Evidence for Ion Transport Through Plasmodesmata --; 7.1. Introduction --; 7.2. Materials and Methods --; 7.3. Results --; 7.4. Discussion --; 7.5. Summary --; 7.6. Open Discussion --; 8 Viruses and Plasmodesmata --; 8.1. Movement of Viruses in Plants --; 8.2. Sizes of Virus Particles and Genomes --; 8.3. Plasmodesmata in Virus-Infected Plants --; 8.4. Ectodesmata, Plasmodesmata and Virus Infection --; 8.5. Virus Nomenclature --; 8.6. Open Discussion --; 9 Transport of Solutes Through the Plasmodesmata of Chara Nodes --; 9.1. Introduction --; 9.2. Symbols Used --; 9.3. Theoretical --; 9.4. The Real Chara Node --; 9.5. Experimental Evidence --; 9.6. Discussion and Conclusions --; 9.7. Open Discussion --; 10 The Role of Plasmodesmata in the Transport of Water and Nutrients Across Roots --; 10.1. Introduction --; 10.2. The Plasmodesmata of Roots --; 10.3. The Symplastic Compartment --; 10.4. The Root Endodermis --; 10.5. The Movement of Water and Ions Across the Root --; 10.6. Movement of Water and Ions Into the Xylem --; 10.7. Conclusions --; 10.8. Open Discussion --; 11 The Role of Plasmodesmata in Short Distance Transport to and from the Phloem --; 11.1. Introduction --; 11.2. Symplastic Pathways Between Donor Tissues and Sieve Elements --; 11.3. Unloading the Phloem --; 11.4. Open Discussion --; 12 Symplastic Transport of Metabolites During C4-Photosynthesis --; 12.1. Introduction --; 12.2. Compartmentation in C4 Photosynthesis --; 12.3. Structural Aspects --; 12.4. The Symplast Flux During C4 Photosynthesis --; 12.5. The 'CO2 Concentrating Mechanism': Functional Aspects of Symplastic Transport in C4 Photosynthesis --; 12.6. Assessment --; 12.7. Open Discussion --; 13 Plasmodesmata in Growth and Development --; 13.1. Hypotheses and Assumptions --; 13.2. Cell Communication in Animals --; 13.3. Exchanges of Specific Information Between Plant Cells --; 13.4. Developmental Consequences of Isolation of Cells from Tissues --; 13.5. Plasmodesmata in Cell Wall Growth --; 13.6. Dormancy --; 13.7. Plasmodesmata in Ageing and Longevity --; 13.8. Abscission --; 13.9. Parasites --; 13.10. Plasmodesmata and the Regulation of Growth and Development --; 13.11. Open Discussion --; 14 Historical Perspectives on Plasmodesmata --; 14.1. Discovery and Exploration --; 14.2. Eclipse --; The Tyranny of Free Space --; 14.3. Rediscovery and Revival of Interest --; 15 Plasmodesmata: Current Knowledge and Outstanding Problems --; Author Index.

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This Volume attempts to summarise and integrate a field of study in its entirety: the nature of plasmodesmata, and the part these inter cellular connections play in the life of the plant. Except in the all embracing early reviews of the pre-electron microscope era, there has been a tendency for the subject to be approached from disparate points of view: plant physiologists, developmental biologists, biophysicists, virologists and cytologists all contributing to the corpus of knowledge, but often without a full appreciation of each others' goals and probl ems, and sometimes misinterpreting e.

Botany.

Life sciences.

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edited by B.E.S. Gunning, A.W. Robards.

A W Robards

B E S Gunning

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