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What are transcellular strands?

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The transcellular strands described byThaine (1961, 1962) and interpreted by him as providing the structural basis for a transcellular cytoplasmic streaming are merely lines caused by diffraction of light from walls out of focus. These lines are as clearly visible in dead cells as in living.

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Die transcellulären Stränge, dieThaine (1961, 1962) beschreibt und als Wege einer transcellularen cytoplasmatischen Bewegung betrachtet, sind lediglich Linien, die durch Lichtdiffraktion von Zellwänden verursacht werden. Diese Linien können in lebenden sowie toten Zellen beobachtet werden.

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  1. Department of Botany of the University of California, Davis

    K. Esau, E. M. Engleman & T. Bisalputra

  2. Department of Biological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, California, USA

    K. Esau

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Esau, K., Engleman, E.M. & Bisalputra, T. What are transcellular strands?. Planta 59, 617–623 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01915389

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