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I. Historical review 41 



II. Nomenclature 47 



III. Literature: 



Varieties of cells 51 



Different types of organisms 5.3 



IV. Technique 58 



Examination of living cells unstained 58 



Vital staining 58 



Supravital staining 59 



Fixation and staining 59 



V. Morphology: 



In organisms 66 



In tissues 66 



Filamentous mitochondria 66 



Filaments with hleb-like swellings, rods, 

 granules and dumb-bells, networks and 



branching forms 68 



Rings and vesicles 69 



VI. Distribution; 



In organisms 72 



In tissues 72 



In cells 72 



Polarity in secreting cells, during cell divi- 

 sion, relation to centrosome. perinuclear 



condensations 72 



Accumiilations in peripheral cytoplasm, in 

 ciliated epithelial cells, clumping and fu- 

 sion 76 



VII. Amount: 



In phylogeny 78 



In ontogeny 78 



In cytomorphosis (senescence) 78 



In dividing cells 79 



In different cell types 79 



Significance of variations in the amount of 



mitochondria 82 



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 VIII. Chemistrj-: 



Constitution 83 



Variations in constitution 85 



Reaction to Janus green 86 



IX. Embryology: 



Fertilization 94 



Inheritance 96 



Mitochondrial continuity 97 



Organ-forming substances 99 



Histogenesis 101 



Fibrils 104 



Plant plastids 113 



Pigments 115 



."-'ccretions 116 



Fats 123 



Other products 124 



X. Physiology: 



Secretion 129 



Contraction 130 



Irritability and conduction 130 



Metabolism 131 



Respiration 133 



XI. Pathology: 



Glandular system 135 



Blood vascular system 136 



Urino-genital system 136 



Respiratorj', muscular, and supportive 



systems 137 



Nervous system 137 



Regeneration 138 



Fever 139 



Acidosis 139 



Tumors 139 



XII. Discussion: 



The general results of mitochondrial work. . 141 



The possibilities of further study 144 



