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Pulvinus

A group of cells at the base of a leaf in certain plants that, by rapidly losing water, brings about changes in the position of the leaves. (Concise… 
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Transient dissociation of polyribosomes and concurrent recruitment of calreticulin and calmodulin transcripts in gravistimulated maize pulvini.
The dynamics of polyribosome abundance were studied in gravistimulated maize (Zea mays) stem pulvini. During the initial 15 min… 
1993
1993
Molecular basis of the increase in invertase activity elicited by gravistimulation of oat-shoot pulvini.
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Effects of Light on the Membrane Potential of Protoplasts from Samanea saman Pulvini : Involvement of K Channels and the H -ATPase.
Rhythmic light-sensitive movements of the leaflets of Samanea saman depend upon ion fluxes across the plasma membrane of extensor… 
1989
1989
Effects of white, blue, red light and darkness on pH of the apoplast in the Samanea pulvinus
Leaflet movements in Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merrill are driven by fluxes of K+, anions, and water through membranes of motor cells… 
1984
1984
Analysis and significance of gravity-induced asymmetric growth in the grass leaf-sheath pulvinus.
The negative gravitropic response in the grass leaf-sheath pulvinus is a consequence of cell elongation involving all cells… 
1981
1981
Chloride ion efflux during an action potential in the main pulvinus ofMimosa pudica
  • Takeshi Abe
  • The botanical magazine = Shokubutsu-gaku-zasshi
  • 1981
  • Corpus ID: 32486592
The shortening, action potential and Cl−-efflux of the excised lower half cortex in the main pulvinus ofMimosa pudica were… 
1977
1977
Phytochrome and Circadian Clocks in Samanea: Rhythmic Redistribution of Potassium and Chloride within the Pulvinus during Long Dark Periods.
Previous investigations with the electron microprobe reveal that the movements of Samanea leaflets are correlated with massive… 
1976
1976
Circadian Rhythmicity in Excised Samanea Pulvini
The rhythmic movement of excised Samanea saman pulvini incubated in H2O or 50 mM sucrose was monitored during extended periods of… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Rhythmic and phytochrome-regulated changes in transmembrane potential in Samanea pulvini
NYCTINASTIC plants such as Albizzia julibrissin, Mimosa pudica and Samanea saman have compound leaves with paired leaflets which… 
1953
1953
Observational and Experimental Studies of Sensitive Plants:I. The structure of parenchymatous cells of pulvinus
Since the classical work done by Pfeffer (1874, 1877) and Haberlandt (1890, 1906) the movement displayed by Mimosa pudica L. has… 
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