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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal science
  3. anatomy and morphology
  4. plant anatomy
  5. symplast
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal science
  3. anatomy and morphology
  4. plant anatomy
  5. symplast
  1. Fields of Study
  2. botany
  3. plant biology
  4. plant anatomy
  5. symplast
  1. Plant Production, Gardening
  2. botany
  3. plant biology
  4. plant anatomy
  5. symplast

Preferred term

symplast

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The intracellular compartment of a plant consisting of the interconnected cytoplasm of separate cells which are linked by plasmodesmata, in which water and low molecular weight molecules flow between cells.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • symplasm
  • symplastic compartment
  • symplastic component
  • symplastic pathway

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/148685

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