The mechanistic conception of life : biological essays (1912)
Loeb, Jacques, 1859-1924 · Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press · leaf 144
iments with these agencies,especially with saponin, solanin, and digitalin, yielded a curiousresult. If the unfertilized eggs are put into a weak solution ofsaponin in sea-water we notice as the first effect on the eggsthe formation of a fertilization membrane. Then ensues a pauseof sometimes…