This book concentrates on the plasmodesmata - the plasma corridors between plant cells which are of paramount importance for transport, communication and signalling between the cells.

1 Plasmodesmata, a Maze of Questions

2 Plasmodesmal Imaging-Towards Understanding Structure
3 Tissue Preparation and Substructure of Plasmodesmata
4 Electrical Coupling
5 Use and Limitations of Fluorochromes for Plasmodesmal Research
6 Use of GFP-Tagged Viruses in Plasmodesmal Research
7 Evolution of Plasmodesmata
8 The Perforate Septal Pore Cap of Basidiomycetes
9 Substructure of Plasmodesmata
10 Multimorphology and Nomenclature of Plasmodesmata in Higher Plants
11 Physiological Control of Plasmodesmal Gating
12 Plasmodesmal Coupling and Cell Differentiation in Algae
13 The Symplasmic Organization of the Shoot Apical Meristem
14 The Physiological and Developmental Consequences of Plasmodesmal Connectivity
15 Plasmodesmata in the Phloem-Loading Pathway
16 P-Protein Trafficking Through Plasmodesmata
17 Plasmodesmata and Long-Distance Virus Movement.