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On the coherence of the blastomeres of sea urchin eggs
1Stazione Zoologica, Naples.
Wilhelm Roux' Archiv Fur Entwicklungsmechanik Der Organismen
|March 30, 2017
Abstract:
1. The formation of the hyaline substance is prevented by the action of a solution of non-electrolyte. 2. Cell division does not depend upon the presence of hyaline substance or a hyaline layer. 3. The cell bridges arise independently of the hyaline layer. 4. The size and tensile strength of the cell bridges depend upon the concentration of calcium-ion. 5. Although both the hyaline layer and the cell bridges are affected in the same fashion by the lack of calcium-ion, they react differently to a medium slightly hypertonic.
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