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The phenomena of disorganization.! 
The earlier researches regarding the death of the plant-cell 
have taken account chiefly of the dynamic sources of disorgan- 
ization, such as heat, light, electricity, and given little atten- 
tion tothe material sources. Moreover they have largely 
overlooked the fact that the plant does not surrender its life 
without a fight, often of relatively long duration, which finds 
expression in the extraordinary internal alterations that are 
manifested whether the cell triumphs or surrenders, whether 
the disorganization is reparable or irreparable. The later re- 
searches have proceeded chiefly along two distinct lines, from 
the standpoint of the chemist and that of the physicist. The 
one views the cell-organism as essentially a chemism, the 
stherasa mechanism. The researches of Loew and Bokorny 
mi in hand, we have b us a metabolic energy-trans- 
oh ing complex (Stoff-Kraftwechselsystem) comparable rath- 
Oa f ‘ 
actory than to a machine. 
~<mm determined to observe and compare the phenomena 
Mich became visible under the action of disorganizing media 
om Character applied designedly, and to see whether 
wt likeness and difference in the death phenomena were 
toes 2, StPerficial or were of deeper significance, Saat 
‘on the nature of the disorganizing’agent. By choosing t nd 
ps amount or strength of the material or dynamic agen’, 
da making the transition from life to death slow, rae 
“vored so to arrange his experiments as to observ f 
tee *S possible of the phases of disorganization. It seeme 
Pecially j 
Stee as com : ve 
ao uke intensity, so as to be able to distinguish clearly 
LEMM 
‘nosh. Jahrb. £. 
M88. Bot.’ Pau: Desorganizationserscheinungen der Zelle. Prings 
» 28: 627-700. p/. 2. 1895. 
