S U B J E C T I N D E X
731
Arginine—continued
and ornithine, 279, 287, 289, 300, 304
and prostate, 304
requirement for, 279, 281, 284, 300-1
and skin, 129
and trypsin, 54
Arsenite,
and fibroblasts, 165
on growth and metabolism, 253
and macrophages, 165
Arteries,
organ culture of, 71, 128
Ascites tumour cells (see also specific
types o f ) ,
cell cycle in, 324
energy requirements of, 2 4 2 - 3
respiration of, 266
sodium p u m p in, 240
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C ) , 680-90
and bacteria, 682
and calcium, 686
and cell strains, 684
and chromosomes, 681
and collagen formation, 685, 6 8 8 - 9 0
di-enol group of, 687
distribution of, 6 8 0 - 1 , 685
and embryo juice, 684, 688
and epithelia, 683, 690
and fibroblasts, 683, 689
glutathione and, 6 8 3 - 4
and growth, 6 8 2 - 3 , 685
inhibitory effects of, 687
instability of, 120, 686
and malignant cells, 683, 688
mesonephric tubules and, 686
metabolism of, 684
and mitosis, 683, 6 8 5 - 6 , 688
and mucins, 687, 690
and muscle cells, 686-7
-oxidase, 685
as oxygen carrier, 82
and phagocytosis, 686
and plant tissues, 682, 685
and redox potentials, 683
and renal threshold, 688
requirement o f specialized tissues, 283
synthesis of, 6 8 1 - 2
Asepsis,
necessity for, 4, 21
Asparagine,
from glutamine, 283
precursors of, 2 8 7 - 8
requirement for, 113, 115, 123, 289
Aspartic acid,
formation of, 255
from glucose, 249-50, 299
from glutamine, 283
and heart tissue, 299
as link in glycoproteins, 365
and nucleic acids, 300
precursors of, 2 8 7 - 8
Associative behaviour o f cells, 193-5
Astrocytes, 148
as amoecbocytes, 159
differentiation of, 173
undulating membranes of, 40
ATP-sulphurylase, 379
Autolysis, in normal cultures, 29, 256,
298, 303
A u t o n o m i c nervous system,
and hormone action, 633
trophic function of, 86
Autoradiography,
of cell aggregates, 508-10
of differentiation, 372, 466
and D N A , 323-4, 3 2 8 - 9 , 3 3 2 - 3 , 343,
398, 4 1 6 - 2 0
and fusion o f myoblasts, 475
of inducing agent, 480
methods of, 4 1 6 - 2 0
and mucous metaplasia, 668, 679
and mucous secretion, 614
and R N A , 327-9, 333, 343, 398
Autosomes,
and D N A synthesis, 436, 438
and sex, 4 0 8 - 9
in trisomy, etc., 409
Auxin,
and ascorbic acid oxidase, 685
Axis,
embryonic, 535, 556, 562
A x o n ,
formation o f neurofibrils in, 616
A z i d e
and development o f blastoderms,
571-2
o n growth and metabolism, 253
and protein turnover, 309
B
Bacteria
and ascorbic acid, 682
enzymes of, 57
731
Arginine—continued
and ornithine, 279, 287, 289, 300, 304
and prostate, 304
requirement for, 279, 281, 284, 300-1
and skin, 129
and trypsin, 54
Arsenite,
and fibroblasts, 165
on growth and metabolism, 253
and macrophages, 165
Arteries,
organ culture of, 71, 128
Ascites tumour cells (see also specific
types o f ) ,
cell cycle in, 324
energy requirements of, 2 4 2 - 3
respiration of, 266
sodium p u m p in, 240
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C ) , 680-90
and bacteria, 682
and calcium, 686
and cell strains, 684
and chromosomes, 681
and collagen formation, 685, 6 8 8 - 9 0
di-enol group of, 687
distribution of, 6 8 0 - 1 , 685
and embryo juice, 684, 688
and epithelia, 683, 690
and fibroblasts, 683, 689
glutathione and, 6 8 3 - 4
and growth, 6 8 2 - 3 , 685
inhibitory effects of, 687
instability of, 120, 686
and malignant cells, 683, 688
mesonephric tubules and, 686
metabolism of, 684
and mitosis, 683, 6 8 5 - 6 , 688
and mucins, 687, 690
and muscle cells, 686-7
-oxidase, 685
as oxygen carrier, 82
and phagocytosis, 686
and plant tissues, 682, 685
and redox potentials, 683
and renal threshold, 688
requirement o f specialized tissues, 283
synthesis of, 6 8 1 - 2
Asepsis,
necessity for, 4, 21
Asparagine,
from glutamine, 283
precursors of, 2 8 7 - 8
requirement for, 113, 115, 123, 289
Aspartic acid,
formation of, 255
from glucose, 249-50, 299
from glutamine, 283
and heart tissue, 299
as link in glycoproteins, 365
and nucleic acids, 300
precursors of, 2 8 7 - 8
Associative behaviour o f cells, 193-5
Astrocytes, 148
as amoecbocytes, 159
differentiation of, 173
undulating membranes of, 40
ATP-sulphurylase, 379
Autolysis, in normal cultures, 29, 256,
298, 303
A u t o n o m i c nervous system,
and hormone action, 633
trophic function of, 86
Autoradiography,
of cell aggregates, 508-10
of differentiation, 372, 466
and D N A , 323-4, 3 2 8 - 9 , 3 3 2 - 3 , 343,
398, 4 1 6 - 2 0
and fusion o f myoblasts, 475
of inducing agent, 480
methods of, 4 1 6 - 2 0
and mucous metaplasia, 668, 679
and mucous secretion, 614
and R N A , 327-9, 333, 343, 398
Autosomes,
and D N A synthesis, 436, 438
and sex, 4 0 8 - 9
in trisomy, etc., 409
Auxin,
and ascorbic acid oxidase, 685
Axis,
embryonic, 535, 556, 562
A x o n ,
formation o f neurofibrils in, 616
A z i d e
and development o f blastoderms,
571-2
o n growth and metabolism, 253
and protein turnover, 309
B
Bacteria
and ascorbic acid, 682
enzymes of, 57