The production of new hydranths in Hydra by the insertion of small grafts
The production of new hydranths in Hydra by the insertion of small grafts
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10.1002/jez.1400070102
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1909-08-01
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Browne, EN
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Browne, EN
During the winters of 1906-1908, I carried on some experiments in grafting Hydra viridis for the purpose of throwing more light on the factors concerned in regeneration. The work was done at the suggestion of Professor Morgan, whom I sincerely thank for his kind interest and help.In my first series of experiments, which were done with the ordinary green hydra, I tried to discover what materialwhen grafted would give, the necessary stimulus to call forth the development of a new hydranth. It was found by experiment that if a tentacle with a small bit of peristome tissue at its base was inserted into the body of another hydra, the stock would regenerate a whole new hydranth at the place of grafting, the grafted tentacle remaining as one of the new circlet of tenacles. The question arose whether the regeneration was due merely to the presence of foreign tissue of any kind or whether it was initiated by some special kind of material; and if so, what kind of tissue this was. T o solve this problem, tissue was taken from different regions of the body of Hydra viridis and grafted into different regions of the body of other hydras of the same species. In my second series of experiments, I endeavored to find out the exact origin of the regenerating material. An excellent opportunity to decide this question was offered by the discovery of Mr. DD Whitney that the green color can be entirely removed from Hydra viridis by putting the animals in a. 5 per cent glycerine solution and leaving them for about three weeks. These artificial