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1Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, ETH Zurich, Universitätsstrasse 2, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland.
Current Biology : CB
|May 10, 2017
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Sugars and other macromolecules arrive in heterotrophic plant tissues through the phloem, a long-distance transport system. Owing to a recent study, we now have a better understanding of how these molecules exit the phloem at their final destinations.
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