Abstract
A wound stimulus evoked a number of repetivite action potentials in the leaf ofBiophytum sensitivum. When the cut end of a leaf was immersed in a leaf extract, the resulting repetitive action potentials continue for a long time. These repetitive action potentials disappeared immediately when the leaf extract, which contains a proposed stimulant, was removed and the cut end was washed with water.
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Sibaoka, T. Application of leaf extract causes repetitive action potentials inBiophytum sensitivum . J. Plant Res. 110, 485–487 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02506809
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