S U B J E C T I N D E X
765
Monocytes—continued
separation o f b y centrifugation, 46
as source o f amoebocytes, 147, 159
survival of, in culture, 148
Monoiodoacetate,
and blastoderms, 571
Mononucleotides,
A T P and, 241
M o n o s o m y , 409-10
Morphogenesis,
in amphibian embryos, 531, 538
and anti-organ sera, 574
and chordomesoderm, 538
dependent on mechanical factors, 583
in ectodermal sandwiches, 540
Morphogenetic field,
chordo-mesoderm as, 535, 538
Morphogenetic movements,
in aggregates and embryos, 521
in blastoderms and parts thereof, 563
in endoderm, 5 6 0 - 1 , 563
symmetry of, 561
Morphology,
of cells, and differentiation, 465
Mortality,
and differentiation, 86
Mosaicism,
and chromosome determinations, 403,
407
of gastrula, 538
hermaphrodites and, 408, 581
triploidy and, 412
Mucase,
in pancreatin, 59
Mucicarmine,
for mucous metaplasia o f epidermis,
666
Mucification,
of vaginal epithelium, 625, 627
M u c i n ,
ascorbic acid and intercellular, 687
clot, 366-7
definition of, 354-5
production b y epidermis, 663-4, 666
M u c o i d ,
extracellular, and cell interactions, 520
fibres in, 60
after trypsin dispersal o f cells, 59
Mucolytic enzymes,
and cell dispersal, 57
Mucopeptide,
definition, 354-5
Mucopolysaccharides ( M P S ) , 3 5 3 - 8 6
acid and neutral, 356-7, 371-2
alcian blue and, 359
in amoebocytes, 163
biosynthesis of, 377-9, 466
bound to cell, 376, 520
and calcification, 372
and cell surface, 368, 501
chemistry of, 359-65
classification of, 354-5
composition of, 356-8
corticosteroids and, 385
definition of, 354
degradation of, 380
electrophoresis of, 362
extraction of, 359-60
and fibroblasts, 165, 372-6
glucose utilization and, 374, 377, 380
histochemical detection of, 358-9
hyaluronidase and, 356
hydrolysis of, 364
insulin and, 385
and invasiveness o f cells, 382-3
molecular weight of, 354
non-sulphated, 355
not formed b y H e L a cells, 372
precipitation of, 360-2, 367
primer for synthesis of, 368
production o f and growth rate, 373,
376
production b y tissues in vitro, 356,
367-71, 373-5, 679
protein associated with, 381
sulphated, 355-8, 363, 371-2, 385,466,
668, 679
synthesis of extra cellular, 241,257,505
turnover of, 379-80, 385
vitamin A and, 679
vitamin C and, 690
Mucoproteins,
ascorbic acid and, 690
definition of, 354-5
extraction of, 360
identification of, 358
mechanocytes and production of, 163
as polyelectrolytes, 355
proteolytic enzymes and, 383
M u c o u s cells, 160
citral and, 662
from potential neural tissue, 473
sloughing of, 667
vitamin A and, 471, 665-7, 673
765
Monocytes—continued
separation o f b y centrifugation, 46
as source o f amoebocytes, 147, 159
survival of, in culture, 148
Monoiodoacetate,
and blastoderms, 571
Mononucleotides,
A T P and, 241
M o n o s o m y , 409-10
Morphogenesis,
in amphibian embryos, 531, 538
and anti-organ sera, 574
and chordomesoderm, 538
dependent on mechanical factors, 583
in ectodermal sandwiches, 540
Morphogenetic field,
chordo-mesoderm as, 535, 538
Morphogenetic movements,
in aggregates and embryos, 521
in blastoderms and parts thereof, 563
in endoderm, 5 6 0 - 1 , 563
symmetry of, 561
Morphology,
of cells, and differentiation, 465
Mortality,
and differentiation, 86
Mosaicism,
and chromosome determinations, 403,
407
of gastrula, 538
hermaphrodites and, 408, 581
triploidy and, 412
Mucase,
in pancreatin, 59
Mucicarmine,
for mucous metaplasia o f epidermis,
666
Mucification,
of vaginal epithelium, 625, 627
M u c i n ,
ascorbic acid and intercellular, 687
clot, 366-7
definition of, 354-5
production b y epidermis, 663-4, 666
M u c o i d ,
extracellular, and cell interactions, 520
fibres in, 60
after trypsin dispersal o f cells, 59
Mucolytic enzymes,
and cell dispersal, 57
Mucopeptide,
definition, 354-5
Mucopolysaccharides ( M P S ) , 3 5 3 - 8 6
acid and neutral, 356-7, 371-2
alcian blue and, 359
in amoebocytes, 163
biosynthesis of, 377-9, 466
bound to cell, 376, 520
and calcification, 372
and cell surface, 368, 501
chemistry of, 359-65
classification of, 354-5
composition of, 356-8
corticosteroids and, 385
definition of, 354
degradation of, 380
electrophoresis of, 362
extraction of, 359-60
and fibroblasts, 165, 372-6
glucose utilization and, 374, 377, 380
histochemical detection of, 358-9
hyaluronidase and, 356
hydrolysis of, 364
insulin and, 385
and invasiveness o f cells, 382-3
molecular weight of, 354
non-sulphated, 355
not formed b y H e L a cells, 372
precipitation of, 360-2, 367
primer for synthesis of, 368
production o f and growth rate, 373,
376
production b y tissues in vitro, 356,
367-71, 373-5, 679
protein associated with, 381
sulphated, 355-8, 363, 371-2, 385,466,
668, 679
synthesis of extra cellular, 241,257,505
turnover of, 379-80, 385
vitamin A and, 679
vitamin C and, 690
Mucoproteins,
ascorbic acid and, 690
definition of, 354-5
extraction of, 360
identification of, 358
mechanocytes and production of, 163
as polyelectrolytes, 355
proteolytic enzymes and, 383
M u c o u s cells, 160
citral and, 662
from potential neural tissue, 473
sloughing of, 667
vitamin A and, 471, 665-7, 673