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- | ===Plant Neurobiology=== | + | ====Plant Neurobiology==== |
- | ==Definition and origin of the term== | + | ===Definition and origin of the term=== |
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« Phloem is an electrical conductor of bioelectrochemical impulses over long distances . . . structures of phloem and axon can be pictured as hollow tubes filled with electrolyte solutions » (Volkov, 2000) | « Phloem is an electrical conductor of bioelectrochemical impulses over long distances . . . structures of phloem and axon can be pictured as hollow tubes filled with electrolyte solutions » (Volkov, 2000) | ||
- | Some keywords : | + | ===Some keywords :=== |
- | Phloem, Xylem, Neuron, Axon | + | [[http:// |
===The signalling systems in plants=== | ===The signalling systems in plants=== | ||
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There are two types of electrical impulses in the plant : | There are two types of electrical impulses in the plant : | ||
- | * The action potentials have been shown to be involved in many internal regulation processes (growth synchronization, | + | |
- | * The slow wave potential (also called variation potential) are induced in case of more severe wounds, and seem to be transmitted via the xylem. | + | |
The action potentials are largely documented in the scientific literature and the most famous manifestation of it is the rapid reaction of ' | The action potentials are largely documented in the scientific literature and the most famous manifestation of it is the rapid reaction of ' | ||
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A question that arise here is wheter the ' | A question that arise here is wheter the ' | ||
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- | “phloem is an electrical conductor of bioelectrochemical impulses over long distances . . . structures of phloem and axon can be pictured as hollow tubes filled with electrolyte solutions” (Volkov, 2000) | ||
“plants may be more sophisticated and share more in common with animals in their non-cognitive behaviours than previously thought” (Gersani et al., 2001) | “plants may be more sophisticated and share more in common with animals in their non-cognitive behaviours than previously thought” (Gersani et al., 2001) | ||
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+ | ===References=== | ||
The International Laboratory of Plant Neurobiology (LINV), in Florence, is the research group of F. Baluska and S. Mancuso, two prominent figures in plant neurobiology. A serie of publications are freely available on the website of LINV: | The International Laboratory of Plant Neurobiology (LINV), in Florence, is the research group of F. Baluska and S. Mancuso, two prominent figures in plant neurobiology. A serie of publications are freely available on the website of LINV: | ||
[[http:// | [[http:// | ||
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- | ===References=== | ||
* Peter W. Barlow (2008) // | * Peter W. Barlow (2008) // |