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... corpuscles to the juices that attract and repel them ( chemotaxis ) . It was he , for instance , who discovered that these corpuscles , under certain circumstances , migrate into the hairs and absorb and remove the pigment , so ...
... corpuscles to the juices that attract and repel them ( chemotaxis ) . It was he , for instance , who discovered that these corpuscles , under certain circumstances , migrate into the hairs and absorb and remove the pigment , so ...
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... corpuscles remain practically unaltered . If , instead of adding guinea- pig's blood to the serum of rabbit's blood , we add a serum drawn from the blood of the guinea - pig , still no special change occurs . If , however , a serum be ...
... corpuscles remain practically unaltered . If , instead of adding guinea- pig's blood to the serum of rabbit's blood , we add a serum drawn from the blood of the guinea - pig , still no special change occurs . If , however , a serum be ...
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... . 11. - Human foetus of about five months . The change is due to solution of the red corpuscles of the guinea - pig in the blood - serum of the rabbit . This serum has still another property not less worthy of. SIMIAN ORIGIN OF MAN 51.
... . 11. - Human foetus of about five months . The change is due to solution of the red corpuscles of the guinea - pig in the blood - serum of the rabbit . This serum has still another property not less worthy of. SIMIAN ORIGIN OF MAN 51.
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... corpuscles of this same species . But there are some instances in which a serum of a prepared animal dissolves , not only the red corpuscles of the species which has furnished the injected blood , but those of allied species . Thus the ...
... corpuscles of this same species . But there are some instances in which a serum of a prepared animal dissolves , not only the red corpuscles of the species which has furnished the injected blood , but those of allied species . Thus the ...
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... corpuscles , is prepared . When there is added to this serum one or several drops of human serum , it forms immediately a precipitate which falls to the bottom . In this way it is discovered whether the prepared serum is sufficiently ...
... corpuscles , is prepared . When there is added to this serum one or several drops of human serum , it forms immediately a precipitate which falls to the bottom . In this way it is discovered whether the prepared serum is sufficiently ...
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