Western blot developed with C.
intybus 1-SST polyclonal antibody. A, Young (1st year)
T. officinale plant. B, Flowering T.
officinale plant. Arrows show the 70-, 48-, and 22-kD bands. C,
Root secondary phloem of young (1), pre-flowering (2), flowering (3),
and senescing (4) stages. Ref, Mr markers
stained with Coomassie; C, concanavalin A fraction containing C.
intybus 1-SST; Ro, total root tissue; Lp, leaf intervenal
parts; Lv, leave veins; Xy, secondary root xylem; Ph, secondary root
phloem; St, stalk; Re, receptacle.