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It was shown that La3+ induced aggregation of plant protoplasts. Incubation of a suspension of aggregated protoplasts at 42°C for 30 min resulted in protoplast fusion.
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Original Russian Text © Yu.A. Sheremet’ev, D.V. Smirnova, A.V. Sheremet’eva, 2009, published in Biofizika, 2009, Vol. 54, No. 6, pp. 1042–1044.
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Sheremet’ev, Y.A., Smirnova, D.V. & Sheremet’eva, A.V. La3+-induced fusion of plant protoplasts. BIOPHYSICS 54, 699–700 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0006350909060074
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