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Coordination of ciliary movement. II. The effect of temperature upon the ciliary wave length
Author(s) -
Lucas Alfred M.
Publication year - 1932
Publication title -
journal of morphology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1097-4687
pISSN - 0362-2525
DOI - 10.1002/jmor.1050530204
Subject(s) - cilium , biology , anatomy , ciliary body , ciliary ganglion , range (aeronautics) , microbiology and biotechnology , neuroscience , materials science , composite material
The ciliary wave length is a constant in the temperature range of 10° to 30°C. and in Modiolus demissus has the average value of 13.1 μ. Comparison of these data for ciliary coordination with those of nerve conduction probably indicates that the two physiological processes possess certain properties in common. The cells which bear the cilia are 12.75 μ long and the variation in ciliary wave length and cell length is about the same, which may indicate a possible cytophysiological relationship between the two.