š¬Microscopy Thursday!
šæDid you know that plants can grow crystals? Here is a piece of oak with Ca-oxalates growing in its cells. In some plants, oxalate crystals form ~80% of their dry mass. In humans, they make kidney stones.
Sample provided by Dr Susanna Harris (University of Glasgow).
šæDid you know that plants can grow crystals? Here is a piece of oak with Ca-oxalates growing in its cells. In some plants, oxalate crystals form ~80% of their dry mass. In humans, they make kidney stones.
Sample provided by Dr Susanna Harris (University of Glasgow).
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Par funkcijÄm ir teorijas:
- Ca rezerve (uzkrÄj, kad var, izlieto, kad vajag)
- dažos augos aizsardzÄ«ba no dzÄ«vniekiem, jo kristÄli ir adatveidÄ«gi un asi.
- detokss (uzkrÄj smagos metÄlus un skÄbes).
Te labs raksts: https://tinyurl.com/u7t8fv4y