cytolysis
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Some substance contained in the blood causes, presumably, a superficial cytolysis of the egg and thus starts its development.
From Darwin and Modern Science by Seward, A. C. (Albert Charles)
It is well known that the blood corpuscles, as a rule, undergo cytolysis if injected into the blood of an animal which belongs to a different family.
From Darwin and Modern Science by Seward, A. C. (Albert Charles)
Many pathologists assume that haemolysis or cytolysis is due to a liquefaction of certain fatty or fat-like compounds, the so-called lipoids, in the cell.
From Darwin and Modern Science by Seward, A. C. (Albert Charles)
The writer believes that the subsequent treatment of the egg with hypertonic sea-water is needed only to overcome the destructive effects of this partial cytolysis.
From Darwin and Modern Science by Seward, A. C. (Albert Charles)
Membrane-formation is, therefore, caused by a superficial or incomplete cytolysis.
From Darwin and Modern Science by Seward, A. C. (Albert Charles)
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