Nervous system-like signaling in plant defense.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Muday, Gloria K.; Brown-Harding, Heather
- Source
- Science. 9/14/2018, Vol. 361 Issue 6407, p1068-1069. 2p. 1 Color Photograph.
- Subject
- *HARDINESS of plants
*ION channels
*GLUTAMATE receptors
*ENDOCRINE system
*HERBIVORES
*MICROSCOPES
- Language
- ISSN
- 0036-8075
The article discusses an issue article by M. Toyota et al. that discusses the role of rapid long-distance calcium signals in defending plants against herbivores. Topics include the significance of ion channels known as glutamate-like receptor (GLR) channels, the role of endocrine action of glutamate, and the significance of microscope technology in the research discussed.