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Absorptive cells in protoxylem: Association between mitochondria and the plasmalemma

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In parenchyma cells grouped around the stem protoxylem in Pinus pinea characteristic wall ingrowths occur. The numerous mitochondria of such cells are very closely associated with the plasmalemma bounding the ingrowths. A functional relationship between this association and salt absorption from the xylem transpiration stream is suggested.

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    F. B. P. Wooding

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Wooding, F.B.P. Absorptive cells in protoxylem: Association between mitochondria and the plasmalemma. Planta 84, 235–238 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00388109

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