ISSN:
1615-6102
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Summary Young cells ofAcetabularia mediterranea were studied by time lapse cinematography. Rhythmic changes were observed in the optical transmission of the rhizoid and the apex of the cells, respectively. Transmission changes were determined photometrically by single frame analysis. Optical density is at the maximum in the rhizoid, when it is in the minimum in the apex, andvice versa. The rhythm is endogenous, since it persists under constant conditions. The length of the periods is typically circadian. The changes of optical density are caused by chloroplast migrations which are directed towards the apex of the cell at the beginning of the circadian day and towards the rhizoid at the beginning of the circadian night. This new rhythm, which is probably circadian, is discussed in terms of cytoplasmic streaming and of other circadian rhythms, known to occur inAcetabularia.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01276701
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