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Plant glutamate receptors
The existence, in arabidopsis, of a family of genes predicted to encode proteins similar to glutamate-gated cation channels expressed in mammalian neurones was unexpected. This review by Davenport (549-557) summarizes evidence for the functions of these genes in plants, including possible roles in the transport of Ca2+, NH4+ and the toxic ion Na+.
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