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THE CELL SAP OF HYDRODICTYON

L R Blinks1, J P Nielsen

  • 1School of Biological Sciences, Stanford University.

The Journal of General Physiology
|October 30, 2009
PubMed
Summary

Hydrodictyon patenaeforme algae accumulate potassium ions, 4000x concentrated versus pond water. Ionized elements in cell sap drive osmotic pressure, with chloride and sulfate as main anions.

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