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In the dumbbell stomata of grasses, pore aperture is changed by swelling and de-swelling of the polar ends of the guard cells caused by water in- and outflow (indicated by the blue arrows). Increasing turgor leads to an enlarging of the polar ends, thereby pushing the middle parts of the guard cells away from each other.
