The Mucilage Cells of Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.-Development, Ultrastructure, and Mucilage Secretion
- 1 June 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by University of Chicago Press in Botanical Gazette
- Vol. 142 (2) , 206-213
- https://doi.org/10.1086/337215
Abstract
The mucilage cells of O. ficus-indica start to differentiate in the apical meristem of the shoot. Six stages of development were distinguished, based on endoplasmic reticulum development, Golgi body differentiation and appearance of mucilage. Cytochemical tests of polysaccharides confirmed that only the Golgi bodies are involved in mucilage secretion and also suggest that the mucilage passes through the plasmalemma by reverse pinocytosis.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit: