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SUBSTANCE ERGASTIQUE [1 record]

Record 1 2008-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Molecular Biology
DEF

A storage or waste product in plant cells.

CONT

Certain products of cell metabolism are appropriately referred to as ergastic substances, that is, substances resulting from the "work" of the cell. These substances are categorized as either storage products or waste products. Among the storage products are starch ....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Biologie moléculaire
DEF

Substance cellulaire qui n'a pas de fonction physiologique proprement dite; il peut s'agir de substance de storage, de déchets, etc.

Spanish

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