The mechanistic conception of life : biological essays (1912)
Loeb, Jacques, 1859-1924 · Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press · leaf 106
sis(Fig. 32). In all cases the polyp at the oralend is formed first, and a relatively longtime (one or more weeks) elapses beforethe aboral polyp is formed. Under one con-dition, however, I could cause the stem toform a polyp at the aboral as quickly as atthe oral end, namely, by inhibiting or… … III. THE MECHANICS OF GROWTH INANIMALS In order to arrive at an explanationof the phenomena of organization we mustask what the physical forces are thatdetermine the formation of a new organ.We know that the ultimate sources ofenergy for all the functions of living bodies Fig. 32. —…
