A sudden fall of temperature of 15° to 20° causes a complete cessation of the protoplasmic streaming in Nitella. The recovery of the normal rate follows a definite course and the time of recovery is dependent on the temperature. Evidence is adduced to show that the inhibition of streaming is due to a physical phenomenon.
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Copyright, 1929, by The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research
1929
