| Literature DB >> 21497710 |
Petra Bauer1, Rivka Elbaum, Ingrid M Weiss.
Abstract
Plant biomineralization involves calcium and silicon transport and mineralization. Respective analytical methods and case studies are listed. Calcium carbonate is deposited in cystoliths, calcium oxalate in idioblasts. Silicon is deposited in phytoliths. Biomineralization is a coordinated process.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21497710 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2011.01.019
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Plant Sci ISSN: 0168-9452 Impact factor: 4.729