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Aquaporins in seeds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2013

Natalie V. Obroucheva
Natalie V. Obroucheva*
Affiliation:
Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Botanicheskaya str. 35, Moscow127276, Russia
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* Correspondence E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
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Abstract

The factual evidence for aquaporins, the constituents of water channels in cell membranes and operation of water channels is reviewed in developing, maturing and germinating seeds.

Keywords

aquaporincell elongationplasmalemmaseed developmentseed germinationseed maturationtonoplastvacuolewater channelwater transport
Type
Review Papers
Information
Seed Science Research , Volume 23 , Issue 4 , December 2013 , pp. 213 - 216
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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