Talk:Cytoplasmic streaming

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Presumably cytoplasmic streaming is powered by actin / mysoin cytoskeletal movement of these organelles? SquidDNA 02:53, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

I do not think that cytoplasmic streaming occurs in animal cells or is not common in animal cells. Correct me if I am wrong. -simmu1992 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Simmu1992 (talk • contribs) 07:17, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

Needs Revising of Citations

Hello! First thing I noticed while critiquing this article was that citations number 8, 9, and 15 are all references that are at least over 30 years old and may require a more updated resource. Then I also noticed that some of the article's content was not matched with the proper inline citation, particularly under the "Mechanism" section. I feel like more information could be stated under this section with more references.

Thanks! Molnera (talk) 23:29, 29 January 2017 (UTC)Molnera

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Need past KCSE question papers Maxwel Frank (talk) 18:18, 29 January 2020 (UTC)

I'm afraid that's not what an encyclopedia is for. Try putting "KCSE papers" into a google.com search. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 21:26, 29 January 2020 (UTC)

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Cytoplasmic streaming is a biological process in which cytoplasm flows inside a cell, driven by forces from the cytoskeleton. It is usually observed in large plant and animal cells, as well as amoebae, fungi, and slime moulds. It is likely that its function is, at least in part, to speed up the transport of molecules and organelles around the cell. The process was first discovered by the Italian scientist Bonaventura Corti in 1774, within the algae genera Nitella and Chara. While its mechanism is not fully understood, what is clearly visible in plant cells which exhibit cytoplasmic streaming is the motion of the chloroplasts moving with the cytoplasmic flow. This motion results from fluid being entrained by moving motor molecules of the plant cell. This video, taken through a microscope, shows cytoplasmic streaming occurring in an onion epidermal cell.

Video credit: Heiti Paves

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