English edit

Etymology edit

Named after K. Hecht, who was the first to study them in detail. See -ian.

Noun edit

Hechtian strand (plural Hechtian strands)

  1. (biology) A stretched plasma membrane extending from the plasmolysed protoplast to the cell wall in plants.

References edit

  • Brian E. S. Gunning, Martin W. Steer (1996) Plant cell biology: structure and function