12 Electrical Signalling via Plasmodesmata
Annual Plant Reviews book series, Volume 18: Plasmodesmata
Aart J.E. van Bel,
Katrin Ehlers,
Aart J.E. van Bel
Institute of General Botany, Justus-Liebig University, Senckenbergstrasse 17, Giessen, D-35390 Germany
Search for more papers by this authorKatrin Ehlers
Institute of General Botany, Justus-Liebig University, Senckenbergstrasse 17, Giessen, D-35390 Germany
Search for more papers by this authorAart J.E. van Bel,
Katrin Ehlers,
Aart J.E. van Bel
Institute of General Botany, Justus-Liebig University, Senckenbergstrasse 17, Giessen, D-35390 Germany
Search for more papers by this authorKatrin Ehlers
Institute of General Botany, Justus-Liebig University, Senckenbergstrasse 17, Giessen, D-35390 Germany
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 19 April 2018
This article was originally published in 2005 in Plasmodesmata, Volume 18 (ISBN 9781405125543) of the Annual Plant Reviews book series, this volume edited by Karl J. Oparka, Frse. The article was republished in Annual Plant Reviews online in April 2018.
Abstract
The sections in this article are
- Introduction
- Electrical Coupling as an Initial Probe for Symplasmic Cell Coupling
- Physical Essentials of Electrical Coupling Measurements
- Membrane Potential Mapping as a Tool for Recognition of Symplasmic Domain Borders
- Interrelations between Current Injection and Plasmodesmatal Permeability
- Potential Functions of Electrical Cell–Cell (un)Coupling
- Relationships between Electropotential Waves, Plasmodesmatal Conductance and Physiological Activities
- Role of Plasmodesmata in the Propagation of Electropotential Waves and Long-Distance Signalling
- Are Integrated Electrical and Chemical Long-Distance Signals Mediated by Plasmodesmata during Systemic Induced Resistance?
- Concluding Remarks
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