Plant cells without walls, known as protoplasts, are very fragile, and it has been difficult to keep them alive under a ...

Morphometric studies indicated that the volume of intercellular air spaces increased as the fruit softened. Cell walls swelled in the outer pericarp carlier than in the core and in both tissues well ...

Cell structure Description Function Cell type Cell wall Freely permeable layer surrounding cell membrane. The cell wall of plant cells is made from cellulose. This gives them a rigid structure.