The apoplast is the network of cell walls, intercellular spaces, and xylem vessels in plants that allows the movement of water, ions, and small molecules outside the plasma membrane. It forms a continuous extracellular pathway, distinct from the symplast, which involves cytoplasmic transport through plasmodesmata.
The apoplast is the network of cell walls, intercellular spaces, and xylem vessels in plants that allows the movement of water, ions, and small molecules outside the plasma membrane. It forms a continuous extracellular pathway, distinct from the symplast, which involves cytoplasmic transport through plasmodesmata.
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