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... cause them to be partially retracted . More- over , in some cases cilia have been observed to develop from , and in others to be transformed into , amoeboid processes . In the hairs of the stinging - nettle and Tradescantia and the ...
... cause them to be partially retracted . More- over , in some cases cilia have been observed to develop from , and in others to be transformed into , amoeboid processes . In the hairs of the stinging - nettle and Tradescantia and the ...
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... causes great swelling and finally bursting of the cells . In some cases , however ( myxomycetes ) protoplasm can be almost ... cause the corpuscles to assume a spherical form and become motion- less . 3. Nutritive powers . - The power of ...
... causes great swelling and finally bursting of the cells . In some cases , however ( myxomycetes ) protoplasm can be almost ... cause the corpuscles to assume a spherical form and become motion- less . 3. Nutritive powers . - The power of ...
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... cause , as when blood is kept at a temperature of 32 ° F. ( 0 ° C. ) , or when clotting is normally a slow process , as in the case of horse's blood , or , lastly , in certain diseased conditions of the blood in which clotting is ...
... cause , as when blood is kept at a temperature of 32 ° F. ( 0 ° C. ) , or when clotting is normally a slow process , as in the case of horse's blood , or , lastly , in certain diseased conditions of the blood in which clotting is ...
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... cause a mixture of fibrinogen and paraglobulin , both obtained by the carbonic acid method , to clot . The watery extract appears to contain the body which is precipi- tated with the paraglobulin by the saturation method . Its active ...
... cause a mixture of fibrinogen and paraglobulin , both obtained by the carbonic acid method , to clot . The watery extract appears to contain the body which is precipi- tated with the paraglobulin by the saturation method . Its active ...
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... Cause of the fluidity of the blood within the living body . - Very closely connected with the problem of the coagulation of the blood is the question , why does the blood remain liquid within the living body ? We have certain ...
... Cause of the fluidity of the blood within the living body . - Very closely connected with the problem of the coagulation of the blood is the question , why does the blood remain liquid within the living body ? We have certain ...
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