root syncytium cell
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0005027
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- exact: célula ??? de la raíz (Spanish)
- exact: 根融合細胞 (Japanese)
- Definition
- Multinucleate cell developed by a series of events involving fusion with the neighboring dividing cells. The events are induced by cyst nematodes (e.g. Heterodera schachtii) entering the feeding cells (any cells) of the root vascular system. [source: GR:Pankaj_Jaiswal, PMID:15053756]
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