ISSN:
1615-6102
Keywords:
Asymmetric membrane
;
Liverwort
;
Oil body cell
;
Oil body development
;
Riella
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Summary Liverworts are characterized by the possession of typical cell elements, the oil bodies. In the submerse, thalloid liverwortRiella helicophylla (Sphaerocarpales) oil bodies are existing in idioblastic cells only, called oil body cells. Each oil body cell contains only one oil body. The oil body originates from small vacuoles. Their membranes are extremely high in contrast and asymmetric. The lipophilic substances are probably produced inside the oil bodies. At the end of the development of an oil body cell lipophilic and hydrophilic material will be separated from each other inside the oil body. The result is an oil body, consisting of one large spherical oil globule surrounded by a thin layer of hydrophilic matrix.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02115965
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