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Stromules: Origin, structure and functions in a plant cell

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The review presents a critical analysis of experimental achievements concerning structure and peculiarities of stromules over the last years. Stromules are dynamic thin protrusions of membrane envelope from plant cell plastids. The prospects of further studies of the stromules are discussed.

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Original Russian Text © G.A. Velikanov, 2009, published in Biologicheskie Membrany, 2009, Vol. 26, No. 6, pp. 468–478.

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Velikanov, G.A. Stromules: Origin, structure and functions in a plant cell. Biochem. Moscow Suppl. Ser. A 3, 395–403 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1990747809040059

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