THE EFFECT OF HYDROGEN ION CONCENTRATION UPON THE INDUCTION OF POLARITY IN FUCUS EGGS : II. THE EFFECT OF DIFFUSION GRADIENTS BROUGHT ABOUT BY EGGS IN CAPILLARY TUBES

1. When a Fucus egg develops near one end in a close fitting capillary tube of pyrex glass or silica (quartz), diffusion of substances passing to and from the egg is more impeded on the side of the egg toward the far end of the tube. 2. The egg therefore develops in a gradient of its own diffusion...

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Main Authors: Whitaker, D. M., Lowrance, E. W.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 1937
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2141930/