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The effect of supraoptimal temperatures onNitella cells was studied with special reference to the function of subcortical fibrils and an endoplasmic factor. Local heat-treatment (50 °C for 1 minute) of an internodal cell ofNitella disclosed that 1. the subcortical fibrils in the treated area remain normal, not affected by the treatment, 2. the subcortical fibrils alone produce no cytoplasmic streaming, 3. the endoplasm contains an extremely heat-labile factor which is indispensable for streaming, and 4. the stagnant endoplasm in the heat-treated area is neither coagulated nor gelated by heat.
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Kamitsubo, E. Effect of supraoptimal temperatures on the function of the subcortical fibrils and an endoplasmic factor inNitella internodes. Protoplasma 109, 3–12 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01287627
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