2. Mori)li()l()ij;ical J)issyiinnetry and Morphological In- 



version mBacillus Mycoides 81 



3. Morphological Dissymmetry and IMorphological In- 



version in the Snail, F ruticicola lantzi 83 



4. Some Physiological Properties of the Dextral and 



the Sinistral Strains of Bacillus mycoides 84 



5. Some Physiological Properties of the Dextral and 



of the Sinistral Strains of the Snail, Fruticicola 

 lantzi 89 



6. On the Relation between Morphological Inversion 



and Molecular Inversion..... 91 



7. Morphological Inversions and the Theory of Spiral 



Growth _ i 93 



CHAPTER V 



ANALYSIS OF VARIOUS BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES BY 

 THE STUDY OF THE DIFFERENTIAL 

 ACTION OF OPTICAL ISOMERS 



Asymmetric Analysis 99 



Section- I. Analysis of the Mechanism of Toxic 

 Action, 



1. Toxic Action of the Optical Isomers of Nicotine 100 



2. Toxic Action of the Optical Isomers of Organic 



Acids - 108 



Section II. Analysis of the Evolution of the 



Nervous S^^stem. I 



1. Stereo-coefficients of Action of the Optical Isomers 



of Nicotine in the Phylogenetic Series 116 



2. The Acetylcholine System and the Differential Ef- 



fect of the Optical Isomers of Nicotine 120 



Section III. Analysis of the Mechanism of Va- 

 rious Physiological Functions in Protozoa. 



APPENDIX 



ASYMMETRY OF PROTOPLASM AND THE 



STRUCTURE OF THE CANCER CELL \ 



GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY 133 



SUBJECT INDEX 154 /^^^ 



AUTHOR INDEX 157 - * ■ 



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