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Fibroblasts—continued
D N A in, 323-4, 332
embryo extract and, 157, 165
and endothelial cells, 165
energy for synthesis in, 241-3
and glucose-6-phosphatase, 266
hormones and, 167, 592-3
and ionic balance, 166-7
and macrophages, 7, 165-6
as mechanocytes, 146-7
and mesothelial cells, 165
mitosis in, 205 et seq., 324
movement of, 146, 178
mucopolysaccharide production by,
165, 367, 369-70, 372, 3 7 4 - 5
nerve-like processes on, 155-6
neuraminidase and, 376
and oestrogens, 616
orientation of, 152, 194
and outgrowth o f thymus, 143
p H , and aerobic glycolysis, 266
protein synthesis in, 331
respiration o f strains of, 252, 607
and serine, 115, 289
sex chromatin in, 399, 401
sodium p u m p in, 240
sources o f carbohydrate for, 2 4 5 - 6
sulphate and, 378-9
in suspension cultures, 126
thyroxine and, 639-40
transamination and, 249
vitamins and, 115-16, 660, 683, 689
Filopodia,
in mesenchymal cells, 520
on neurites, 179, 195
Fish scales,
and the orientation o f cells, 151-2
Flagella, 158
Flask cultures (see also Carrel flasks)
methods for and uses of, 4 1 - 3
Flickinger's solution,
for amphibian tissue, 533
Fluid transfer,
corticosteroids and, 610
Fluorescein,
for labelling insulin, 595
Fluorescent antibody,
and differentiation o f muscle, 466, 475
Fluoride,
and development o f blastoderms, 571
and enolase activity, 571
and growth, 253
and mitosis, 225
Fluoroacetate,
on cell division, 229
and detachment o f corneal epithelium,
51
and heart beat, 257
and tricarboxylic acid cycle, 229, 257
Fluorodeoxyuridine ( F U D R ) ,
and chromosome damage, 427, 431
and D N A synthesis, 230
and synchronization o f cells, 430
and thymine metabolism, 417, 429
"Flying coverslip", 44
Folic acid,
amethopterin and, 230, 429
citrovorum factor and, 115
and lymphocytes, 128
required b y cell lines, 280-1
in synthetic media, 115-16, 128
Folinic acid,
and lymphocytes, 128
Follicles,
hair, 667
ovarian, 605
thyroid, developed in vitro, 477, 601
thyrotrophin and, 601-2
Follicle-stimulating hormone ( F S H )
and ovaries in culture, 605
Folliculin,
in organ and cell cultures, 632
on vagina, 632
Fore-brain,
induction of, 558
Foreign-body reactions, 32
Formalin,
and inducing agent, 550
Formate,
radioactive and D N A and R N A synthesis, 322
Formvar,
growth on, 37
Freezing o f tissues, 28
Fructose,
and action o f insulin, 594
and growth hormone, 595
and lymphocytes, 128
and mitotic rate, 594-5
as substitute for glucose, 244, 246, 262,
566
Fructose-6-phosphate,
in synthesis o f glucosamine, 377
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Fibroblasts—continued
D N A in, 323-4, 332
embryo extract and, 157, 165
and endothelial cells, 165
energy for synthesis in, 241-3
and glucose-6-phosphatase, 266
hormones and, 167, 592-3
and ionic balance, 166-7
and macrophages, 7, 165-6
as mechanocytes, 146-7
and mesothelial cells, 165
mitosis in, 205 et seq., 324
movement of, 146, 178
mucopolysaccharide production by,
165, 367, 369-70, 372, 3 7 4 - 5
nerve-like processes on, 155-6
neuraminidase and, 376
and oestrogens, 616
orientation of, 152, 194
and outgrowth o f thymus, 143
p H , and aerobic glycolysis, 266
protein synthesis in, 331
respiration o f strains of, 252, 607
and serine, 115, 289
sex chromatin in, 399, 401
sodium p u m p in, 240
sources o f carbohydrate for, 2 4 5 - 6
sulphate and, 378-9
in suspension cultures, 126
thyroxine and, 639-40
transamination and, 249
vitamins and, 115-16, 660, 683, 689
Filopodia,
in mesenchymal cells, 520
on neurites, 179, 195
Fish scales,
and the orientation o f cells, 151-2
Flagella, 158
Flask cultures (see also Carrel flasks)
methods for and uses of, 4 1 - 3
Flickinger's solution,
for amphibian tissue, 533
Fluid transfer,
corticosteroids and, 610
Fluorescein,
for labelling insulin, 595
Fluorescent antibody,
and differentiation o f muscle, 466, 475
Fluoride,
and development o f blastoderms, 571
and enolase activity, 571
and growth, 253
and mitosis, 225
Fluoroacetate,
on cell division, 229
and detachment o f corneal epithelium,
51
and heart beat, 257
and tricarboxylic acid cycle, 229, 257
Fluorodeoxyuridine ( F U D R ) ,
and chromosome damage, 427, 431
and D N A synthesis, 230
and synchronization o f cells, 430
and thymine metabolism, 417, 429
"Flying coverslip", 44
Folic acid,
amethopterin and, 230, 429
citrovorum factor and, 115
and lymphocytes, 128
required b y cell lines, 280-1
in synthetic media, 115-16, 128
Folinic acid,
and lymphocytes, 128
Follicles,
hair, 667
ovarian, 605
thyroid, developed in vitro, 477, 601
thyrotrophin and, 601-2
Follicle-stimulating hormone ( F S H )
and ovaries in culture, 605
Folliculin,
in organ and cell cultures, 632
on vagina, 632
Fore-brain,
induction of, 558
Foreign-body reactions, 32
Formalin,
and inducing agent, 550
Formate,
radioactive and D N A and R N A synthesis, 322
Formvar,
growth on, 37
Freezing o f tissues, 28
Fructose,
and action o f insulin, 594
and growth hormone, 595
and lymphocytes, 128
and mitotic rate, 594-5
as substitute for glucose, 244, 246, 262,
566
Fructose-6-phosphate,
in synthesis o f glucosamine, 377