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Cytoplasmic fibres associated with streaming and saltatory-particle movement in Heracleum mantegazzianum

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The giant cells of the petiolar hairs of Heracleum mantegazzianum contain cytoplasmic fibres that are readily visible with phase contrast or interference contrast optics. These fibres are associated with saltatory particle movement and protoplasmic streaming in this cell and are believed to be the living image of similar fibres reported in electron micrographs of a variety of cell types.

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  1. Botany Department, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

    T. P. O'Brien

  2. Biology Department, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada

    Margaret E. McCully

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This work is supported by grants from the Australian Research Grants Committee and the Reserve Bank of Australia (to T. P. O'Brien) and by a grant from the National Research Council of Canada (to M. E. McCully).

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O'Brien, T.P., McCully, M.E. Cytoplasmic fibres associated with streaming and saltatory-particle movement in Heracleum mantegazzianum . Planta 94, 91–94 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00386612

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