Epidermal Cells of Arabidopsis Leaves and Schematic of Chloroplasts (IMAGE)

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Epidermal Cells of Arabidopsis Leaves and Schematic of Chloroplasts

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Arabidopsis leaves (left), Epidermal cells (center, bar=20μm) and schematic of chloroplasts (right). Chloroplasts, size from 3 to 10μm, photosynthetic cell organelles in green leaves, capture light energy and use it to produce energy-rich molecules and to generate oxygen. They split water and use the electrons from these molecules on the process.

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Toru Hisabori

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