
Strong alkalinization of Chara cell surface in the area of cell wall incision as an early event in mechanoperception
Keywords: APW, artificial pond water; CW, cell wall; PFD, photon flux density; pHo, pH in the outer medium near the cell surface; PM, plasma membrane; PSI and PSII, photosystems I and IIChara corallina; Cell wall microperforation; Localized alkalinization; Ca2 + ch