guard cell
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0000293
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- exact: célula guardiana (Spanish)
- exact: occlusive cell
- exact: 孔辺細胞 (Japanese)
- Definition
- One of a pair of cells flanking the stomatal pore. [source: ISBN:0471245208]
- Comment
- They cause the opening and closing of the pore by changes in turgor.
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External References
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