Plants control their water consumption via adjustable pores (stomata), which are formed from pairs of guard cells.

Plants control their water consumption via adjustable pores (stomata), which are formed from pairs of guard cells. They open ...

How do plants breathe through stomata? Key regulators of stomata are plant vacuoles, fluid-filled organelles bound by a single membrane called the tonoplast. Plant vacuoles are fluid-filled ...

One member of the C4-dicarboxilate transporter family, Mae1 of Schizosaccharomyces pombe, controls malate uptake 11.Negi et al. reasoned that, if SLAC1 controls malate uptake from the guard cells ...

In a colostomy, the doctor brings the end of your colon (large intestine) through an opening in your belly to form what's called a "stoma." This is where your poop will come out. Unlike your anus ...

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An ostomy is a surgically created opening on your abdomen to drain stool. It is the end of the intestine that can be seen on the skin of your belly. There are two types of ostomies: ileostomy and ...

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A stoma is a hole (opening) made in the skin in front of your neck to allow you to breathe. It is at the base of your neck. Through this hole, air enters and leaves your windpipe (trachea) and lungs.

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