Vascular Biology

  1. Sugar Transport Physiology
    1. Pressure-Flow Hypothesis
      1. Theoretical Framework
        1. Münch Model
          1. Osmotic Pressure Gradients
            1. Bulk Flow Mechanism
            2. Source-Sink Relationships
              1. Source Tissue Characteristics
                1. Sink Tissue Characteristics
                  1. Transport Direction
                  2. Driving Forces
                    1. Osmotic Pressure Differences
                      1. Turgor Pressure Gradients
                        1. Sieve Tube Resistance
                      2. Phloem Loading Mechanisms
                        1. Symplastic Loading
                          1. Plasmodesmatal Transport
                            1. Sugar Concentration Gradients
                              1. Metabolic Regulation
                              2. Apoplastic Loading
                                1. Membrane Transporters
                                  1. Active Transport Systems
                                    1. Energy Requirements
                                    2. Loading Site Anatomy
                                      1. Minor Vein Structure
                                        1. Companion Cell Types
                                          1. Transfer Cell Modifications
                                        2. Phloem Unloading Mechanisms
                                          1. Symplastic Unloading
                                            1. Plasmodesmatal Regulation
                                              1. Sink Metabolism
                                                1. Storage Processes
                                                2. Apoplastic Unloading
                                                  1. Membrane Transport
                                                    1. Cell Wall Invertases
                                                      1. Sugar Conversion
                                                      2. Unloading Site Anatomy
                                                        1. Sink Tissue Structure
                                                          1. Vascular Connections
                                                            1. Storage Cell Organization
                                                          2. Phloem Sap Composition
                                                            1. Sugar Components
                                                              1. Sucrose Dominance
                                                                1. Alternative Sugars
                                                                  1. Sugar Alcohols
                                                                  2. Amino Acids
                                                                    1. Transport Forms
                                                                      1. Nitrogen Recycling
                                                                        1. Metabolic Signals
                                                                        2. Hormones and Signaling Molecules
                                                                          1. Auxin Transport
                                                                            1. Cytokinin Movement
                                                                              1. Stress Signals
                                                                              2. Proteins and Nucleic Acids
                                                                                1. Systemic Signaling
                                                                                  1. RNA Movement
                                                                                    1. Protein Functions

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                                                                                8. Molecular Regulation of Vascular Development