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SYMPLAST [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-01-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- symplast
1, record 1, English, symplast
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The symplast of a plant is [...] the collection of all interconnected cytoplasm and nuclei of an individual plant and is interrupted by the plasma membrane only, although some authors prefer to exclude the central vacuoles. It aids in symplastic transport to transport across the endodermis. 2, record 1, English, - symplast
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Apoplast [is] the intercellular spaces and cell walls of a plant; all the volume of a plant that is not occupied by protoplasm (the symplast). 3, record 1, English, - symplast
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- symplasme
1, record 1, French, symplasme
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- symplaste 2, record 1, French, symplaste
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Symplasme : tout ce qui est à l'intérieur de l'espace délimité par la membrane plasmique : l'existence des plasmodesmes conduit à la formation d'un continuum (espace continu) entre les cellules d'une plante. De nombreuses substances passent de cytoplasmes en cytoplasmes [...] 3, record 1, French, - symplasme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[Le] symplasme est l'ensemble des cytoplasmes cellulaires d'un végétal. La notion de symplasme ajoute à cet ensemble de cytoplasmes le fait qu'ils se trouvent en continuité absolue les uns avec les autres à travers les plasmodesmes. 4, record 1, French, - symplasme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Le] cytoplasme [est le] milieu interne de la cellule, excluant le noyau. [Il] est délimité par la membrane cellulaire et contient différentes structures accomplissant une ou plusieurs fonctions déterminées. 5, record 1, French, - symplasme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Apoplasme : tout ce qui est à l'extérieur de la membrane plasmique (espace libre, parois, méats) [...] 3, record 1, French, - symplasme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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