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| Chapter title |
Use of High Gradient Magnetic Fields to Evaluate Gravity Perception and Response Mechanisms in Plants and Algae
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|---|---|
| Chapter number | 17 |
| Book title |
Plant Gravitropism
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| Published in |
Methods in molecular biology, January 2015
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| DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-2697-8_17 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-2696-1, 978-1-4939-2697-8
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| Authors |
Karl H. Hasenstein |
| Abstract |
Magnetic gradients have the valuable property of exerting a repulsive ponderomotive force onto diamagnetic compounds. A carefully designed gradient and proper positioning of biological material can be used to manipulate gravisensing organelles such as amyloplasts of higher plants and other statoliths such as the BaSO4-filled vesicles of Characean algae. This chapter describes the main considerations of magnetic gradients and their application as a localized force field to manipulate (sort) cellular organelles based on their magnetic properties. Many of the inferences from such activities have yet to be investigated. |
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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 2 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Professor | 1 | 50% |
| Researcher | 1 | 50% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 100% |