Talk:Casparian strip

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I would just like to point out that the 5th reference is somewhat strange, a german one apparently talking about boats on the rhine, rather than the casparian strip (146.107.3.4 (talk) 08:59, 14 April 2008 (UTC))

urm i was just wondering, the article does give a summary of the structure and formation of the Casparian Strip, but there is no mention of the function or use. I don't know why it exists, thats why i was on here, so i was just wondering, does anybody know? 172.201.222.23

The Casparian Strip prevents water from moving around the endodermal cells in their cell wall, so the water is forced into the plasma membrane and and into the cytoplasm. It is also important in the root pressure theory, but I need to revise that bit! Jackacon 09:58, 22 June 2007 (UTC)