The mechanistic conception of life : biological essays (1912)
Loeb, Jacques, 1859-1924 · Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press · leaf 22
producedby artificial parthenogenesis to the stage of sexual maturity.We may, therefore, state that the complete imitation of thedevelopmental effect of the spermatozoon by certain physico-chemical agencies has been accomplished. I succeeded in showing that the spermatozoon causes thedevelopment of… … Fig. 10.—Pluteus stage of Strongy-locentrotus purpuratus. S skeleton;D intestine. 12 The Mechanistic Conception of Life in my method of artificial parthenogenesis; namely, by carry-ing two substances into the egg, one of which acts like thebutyric acid and induces the membrane formation, whilethe…
