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Hechtian strand

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Etymology

Named after K. Hecht, who was the first to study them in detail. See -ian.

Noun

Hechtian strand (plural Hechtian strands)

  1. (biology) A stretched plasma membrane extending from the plasmolysed protoplast to the cell wall in plants.

References

  • Brian E. S. Gunning; Martin W. Steer (1996), Plant cell biology: structure and function

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