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IRRITANTS. "AP is induced by non-damaging irritations; in particular, it is induced by electric currents, cooling, touch, some chemical agents, and changes in the light regime." (AP = action potential). http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11120-016-0270-x View in LinkedIn

POLARIZATION. "As in the case of animal APs, ion channels mediate the generation of APs in plants. In addition, another type of long-distance signaling exists in plants: slow wave potentials (SWPs) (aka variation potentials, VPs). Both APs and SWPs (VPs) share the three-fold phase of depolarization–repolarization–hyperpolarization of animal APs." (VPs = variation potentials; APs = action potentials). http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11229-016-1040-1 View in LinkedIn

PATHWAYS. "Electrical signals can propagate along the plasma membrane on short distances in plasmodesmata, and on long distances in a phloem." http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-08807-5_6 View in LinkedIn

CHEMICAL AND ELECTRICAL SIGNALS. "Plant cells, like animal ones, exhibit polarity and have an endocytosis-driven vesicle recycling apparatus that permits the secretion of signaling molecules." http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11229-016-1040-1 View in LinkedIn

GABA AS SIGNAL MODULATOR. "But the non-metabolic role of GABA in signaling is generating increasing interest. In fact, with the identification of GABA receptors in plants, its role as a signaling molecule, including the triggering of defenses against insects is beginning to be understood." http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11229-016-1040-1 View in LinkedIn

GABA AS METABOLIC REGULATOR. "Consider g-aminobutyric acid (GABA), an amino acid present in plant and animals alike. In plants, unlike in the animal literature where its role in neurotransmission is the focus of attention, GABA has been studied primarily for its metabolic role (protection against oxidative stress, cytosolic pH regulation, etc." http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11229-016-1040-1 View in LinkedIn