Under pressure.
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Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 27417294.
- Also identified by DOI 10.7554/eLife.18435 and PMC identifier 4946877.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
- The licence permits redistribution, so the abstract is shown in full and the full text is available from the publisher.
Abstract
The movement of water by osmosis causes pressure differences that drive the transport of sugars over long distances in plants.
Medical subject headings
- Phloem
- Plants