transfer cell
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0000078
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- exact: célula de transferencia (Spanish)
- exact: 転送細胞 (Japanese)
- Definition
- A cell with wall ingrowths (or invaginations) that increase the surface of the plasmalemma. [source: ISBN:0471245208]
- Comment
- Appear to be specialized for short-distance transfer of solutes. Transfer cells can occur anywhere there is a junction between two individuals, such as between a sporophyte and a gametophyte, or between a parasitic plant and its host.
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