Subject Index
A
Acetabularia, 248
DNA content, 258-259
effect of lipoic acid on, 286
effect of thiols on, 278-280, 290
life-cycle, 256
protein synthesis without nucleus,
268-270
RNA synthesis without nucleus,
272-274, 291
role of RNA in, 270-272
Acicularia, 269
Acipenser (see Sturgeon)
Acrasina,
effect of water on growth, 318-320
movement mechanism, 302-312
orientation of, 301-302
shape of aggregations, 312-318, 320
Actomyosin,
physico-chemical properties after
animalization, 187-188
Acytostelium,
305, 313
Adenosine phosphates,
effect on thiol-inhibited egg development, 277, 286
in developing sea urchin, 119, 163
Alkali metal ions,
lethal effects on eggs, 15-18
Allomyces, 44, 47, 78, 83-86
Ambystoma, 328
cilia differentiation, 346
duration of cleavage, 333, 339-340
ear differentiation, 351-353
embryonic blood, 228
latent differentiation in germ layers,
356-358
Amethopterin,
effect on embryo development, 252
Amino acids,
effect on development, 169-170
uptake by developing sea urchin,
104-111, 167-168
uptake by subcellular fractions, 104111, 168
Amoeba,
effect of light on movement, 302
Amphibia
(see also Bufo, Rana, Salamander, Triton),
DNA synthesis in, 249-255
ear differentiation, 351-353
effect of lipoic acid on, 284-286
effect of sulphydryl compounds on,
274-278
lethal hybrids, metabolic anomalies,
254-255
morphogenetic role of cortex in, 363387
RNA in, 259-264
Anaemia,
in chick embryos, 207
Anidians,
blood cells of, 238-239
Animalization of sea urchin, 150-152
and RNA metabolism, 171
and thiols, 180-183
biochemistry of, 165-167
by metal ions, 182
by nucleosides, 172
by polysulphonated dyes, 183
chemical provocation, 152-153, 165
Animalizing agents,
effect on cell structures, 183-186
effect on proteins, 187-189
Antigens,
in chick embryo erythrocytes, 209
in developing sea urchin, 169
Aplysia,
ooplasmic segregation, 4-8, 11, 19, 21
Arbacia, 112-114, 117-118, 127, 187
Arion, 4, 5
Ascidians,
mitochondria distribution in eggs of,
132
Ascorbic acid,
distribution in ooplasm, 7
in sea urchin embryos, 179-180
Aspergillus niger, 80
Axolotl (see Ambystoma)
Β
Bacillus coagulans, 80
B. mycoides, 79, 82
A
Acetabularia, 248
DNA content, 258-259
effect of lipoic acid on, 286
effect of thiols on, 278-280, 290
life-cycle, 256
protein synthesis without nucleus,
268-270
RNA synthesis without nucleus,
272-274, 291
role of RNA in, 270-272
Acicularia, 269
Acipenser (see Sturgeon)
Acrasina,
effect of water on growth, 318-320
movement mechanism, 302-312
orientation of, 301-302
shape of aggregations, 312-318, 320
Actomyosin,
physico-chemical properties after
animalization, 187-188
Acytostelium,
305, 313
Adenosine phosphates,
effect on thiol-inhibited egg development, 277, 286
in developing sea urchin, 119, 163
Alkali metal ions,
lethal effects on eggs, 15-18
Allomyces, 44, 47, 78, 83-86
Ambystoma, 328
cilia differentiation, 346
duration of cleavage, 333, 339-340
ear differentiation, 351-353
embryonic blood, 228
latent differentiation in germ layers,
356-358
Amethopterin,
effect on embryo development, 252
Amino acids,
effect on development, 169-170
uptake by developing sea urchin,
104-111, 167-168
uptake by subcellular fractions, 104111, 168
Amoeba,
effect of light on movement, 302
Amphibia
(see also Bufo, Rana, Salamander, Triton),
DNA synthesis in, 249-255
ear differentiation, 351-353
effect of lipoic acid on, 284-286
effect of sulphydryl compounds on,
274-278
lethal hybrids, metabolic anomalies,
254-255
morphogenetic role of cortex in, 363387
RNA in, 259-264
Anaemia,
in chick embryos, 207
Anidians,
blood cells of, 238-239
Animalization of sea urchin, 150-152
and RNA metabolism, 171
and thiols, 180-183
biochemistry of, 165-167
by metal ions, 182
by nucleosides, 172
by polysulphonated dyes, 183
chemical provocation, 152-153, 165
Animalizing agents,
effect on cell structures, 183-186
effect on proteins, 187-189
Antigens,
in chick embryo erythrocytes, 209
in developing sea urchin, 169
Aplysia,
ooplasmic segregation, 4-8, 11, 19, 21
Arbacia, 112-114, 117-118, 127, 187
Arion, 4, 5
Ascidians,
mitochondria distribution in eggs of,
132
Ascorbic acid,
distribution in ooplasm, 7
in sea urchin embryos, 179-180
Aspergillus niger, 80
Axolotl (see Ambystoma)
Β
Bacillus coagulans, 80
B. mycoides, 79, 82