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Cellulase was found to be present in the latex of species with articulated laticifers but it could not be detected in the latex of species with nonarticulated laticifers. It is suggested that cellulase is involved in the removal of end walls during the differentiation of articulated laticifers.
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Sheldrake, A.R. Cellulase in latex and its possible significance in cell differentiation. Planta 89, 82–84 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00386498
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00386498