Pulvinus [pulvinus]
topical
Persistent link
https://www.medvik.cz/link/D018516
Definition
A group of cells at the base of a leaf in certain plants that, by rapidly losing water, brings about changes in the position of the leaves. (Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990)
- Annotation
- at base of a leaf: from the Latin for cushion; IM GEN or unspecified; coord probably IM in genetics & space physiol, NIM in pharmacognosy, with specific plant (IM or NIM)
- DUI
- D018516 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0027762
- Previous indexing
- Plants (1966-1994)
- History note
- 95
- Public note
- 95
Allowable subheadings
- AE
- adverse effects
- AH
- anatomy & histology
- CH
- chemistry
- CL
- classification
- CY
- cytology
- DE
- drug effects
- EM
- embryology
- EN
- enzymology
- GE
- genetics
- GD
- growth & development
- IM
- immunology
- ME
- metabolism
- MI
- microbiology
- PS
- parasitology
- PH
- physiology
- PO
- poisoning
- RE
- radiation effects
- TO
- toxicity
- UL
- ultrastructure
- VI
- virology
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Occurrences in Medvik records