viii CONTENTS 



CHAPTER X 



Negative Osmose and the Polarization of Membranes in 

 Relation to the Bioelectric Phenomena, Stimulation, 



Absorption and Secretion 104 



Negative osmose 105 



Electric polarization of membranes and its relation to 



osmose 106 



Comparison of the polarization of various types of mem- 

 branes 112 



Bioelectric phenomena 118 



Stimulation 128 



The all-or-none law 130 



Absorption and secretion 130 



CHAPTER XI 



Anesthesia and Narcosis 133 



CHAPTER XII 



Cytolysis and Disinfection 142 



CHAPTER XIII 



Ameboid Motion and Tropisms, Cell Division, Fertilization 



and Parthenogenesis 148 



Cell division 156 



Fertilization 157 



Artificial parthenogenesis 160 



CHAPTER XIV 



Muscular Contraction, Oxidation and Heat and Light Pro- 

 duction 164 



Striated muscle 164 



Smooth muscle 166 



Oxidation 166 



Heat production 172 



Light production 173 



CHAPTER XV 



Blood and Other Cell Media 175 



Sea water 184 



Appendix (Chemical Summary) 188 



Abbreviations Used in Literature List 194 



Literature List 198 



Index to Literature List 234 



