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PLANT CONDUCTION. "The immediate and rapid snapping shut of the trap is a perfect demonstration of a sensory-motor system that involves neither nerves nor muscles. It has been known for some time that the mechanism underlying the closure of the trap involves the generation of very fast electrical depolarizations in the form of action potentials by the cells of the trigger hairs which lead to the rapid closure of the trap." (Venus Fly Trap). https://lnkd.in/esfixKj View in LinkedIn

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CARNIVOROUS PLANT CONDUCTION. "They exhibit rapid trap movements and their traps contain numerous glands. Spontaneous generation of spikes with quite uniform shape, propagating across the recording area, has been observed for all types of sample. In the analysis of the electrical network, higher richer synchronous activity was observed relative to other plant species and organs previously described in the literature." https://lnkd.in/eVTKbBi View in LinkedIn

PLANT ELECTRICITY. "Electrical signals are believed to mediate intracellular, intercellular and interorgan communication within all plant systematic levels, from algae and bryophytes to vascular plants." https://lnkd.in/eVTKbBi View in LinkedIn

GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR PROPAGATION. "Measuring phloem potential changes and separating them from secondary responses of surrounding tissues can be achieved using living aphids as bioelectrodes. Two glutamate receptor-like genes (GLR3.3 and 3.6) were identified as being involved in the propagation of electrical activity from the damaged to undamaged leaves." https://lnkd.in/dAJcV8P View in LinkedIn

THE GREEN FUSE. "Electrical signalling over long distances is an efficient way of achieving cell-to-cell communication in living organisms. In plants, the phloem can be considered as a ‘green cable’ that allows the transmission of action potentials (APs) induced by stimuli such as wounding and cold." (APs = action potentials). https://lnkd.in/dAJcV8P View in LinkedIn