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Asymmetric water transport in dense leaf cuticles and cuticle-inspired compositionally graded membranes
Most of the aerial organs of vascular plants are covered by a protective layer known as the cuticle, the main purpose of which is to limit transpirational water loss. Cuticles consist of an amphiphilic polyester matrix, polar polysaccharides that extend from the underlying epidermal cell wall and be...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7904774/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33627645 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21500-0 |