On the origin and differentiation of the otic vesicle in amphibian embryos
On the origin and differentiation of the otic vesicle in amphibian embryos
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两栖动物胚胎耳囊的起源和分化
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G. C. Huber
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W. H. Lewis;L. Barker;C. R. Bardeen;G. C. Huber
From the studies of Le Cron and Lewis on the origin and differentiation of the lens it would seem quite evident that this organ is dependent not only for its initial origin from the ectoderm on the contact influence of the optic vesicle but that its continued differentiation for a while at least is dependent on the continued influence of the eye. I n marked contrast to the lens is the behavior of the optic vesicle. This organ is self-differentiating from a very early period, even before the eye spot can be recognized on the early medullary plate. The notocord, muscle, and the central nervous system are likewise self-differentiating from a very early time, at a stage even when the blastopore is still wide open or earlier perhaps. The cornea like the lens is dependent for its origin and differentiation on the influence of the eye. What factors are concerned in the origin and differentiation of the various other organs of the embryo is almost entirely unknown, for embryologists have concerned themselves for the most part with descriptive studies of the origin and differentiation of the various organs and tissues of the body, and the causal relations in development have so far received but little attention. Experimentation is the only means of obtaining an accurate conception of the causal factors, and as a method of work offers much greater difficulties in a technical way than the ordinary descriptive methods. Tn the following series of experiments the embryos were killer1 in Zenker’s fluid, embedded in paraffin, cut into serial sections 10 micro nim. in thickness and stained in hzematoxylin and congo red. In considering the factors concerned with the origin and differentiation of the otic vesicle my experiments were begun on embryos of an age shortly after fusion of the neural folds. At this stage there is a