Fig 1.
Characean algae of Nitella flexilis and a diagram of its internal structure.
Reprinted from [3].
Fig 2.
Experimental setup for visualisation of cytoplasmic streaming in a Nitella cell.
a) Microinjection system using a glass capillary needle. b) Confocal micro PTV system.
Fig 3.
The change in speed of CPS over time in response to needle stimulation.
Table 1.
Motility of visible particles in Nitella internodal cells.
Fig 4.
Flow visualisation in the vacuole of a Nitella internodal cell.
a) Bright field view. b) Fluorescent particles injected into a vacuole. c) Trajectory of flow in a vacuole.
Fig 5.
Flow distributions in vacuoles of Nitella internodal cells compared with those from previous studies.
Fig 6.
Flow visualisation in the cytosol of a Nitella internodal cell.
a) Schematic of the observation region near the cell wall in the cytosol. b) Trajectory of flow in the cytosol in 1.6 sec.
Fig 7.
Velocity distribution of the cytosol in Nitella internodal cells.
a) Linear scales. b) Logarithmic scales with a power approximation curve.