xvi CONTENTS 



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Cell-metabolism. a. Scheme of Cell-metabolism. i- The 

 Mechanics of the Ingestion and Output of Substances. 2. The 

 Mechanics of Changes of Cell-form. a. Growth as the Funda- 

 mental Phenomenon of Change of Form. h. Developmental 

 Mechanics. c. Structure and Liquid. d. The Mechanics of 

 Hereditary Transmission. 3. The Mechanics of the Transform- 

 aticm of Energy by the Cell. a. The Circulation of Energy in 

 the Organic World, h. The Principle of the Transformation of 

 Chemical Energy in the Cell. r,. The Source of the Energy of 

 Muscle. d. Theory of the Movements of Contraction and 

 Expansion. 



III. The Constittjtioual Eelations of the Cell-Community . 567 



A. Independence and Dependence of the Cells. B. Differenti- 

 ation and Division of Labour among the Cells. C. Centralisation 

 of Administration. 



BIBLIOGRAPHY . . 589 



INDEX . 601 



