title: Thermofusion of cells.
abstract: This communication provides evidence that the thermo-osmotically induced membrane defects and fluxes occurring in plant protoplasts may initiate internalization and fusion of adjacent cells. This phenomenon is called thermofusion of cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Biophysics, Medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Antonov
mesh_terms: D002449:Cell Aggregation; D002459:Cell Fusion; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D004586:Electrophoresis / Q000379:methods; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008353:Mannitol; D010947:Plants, Toxic; D011523:Protoplasts; D014026:Nicotiana
chemical_list: D008353:Mannitol