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Self-arrangement in the Mitotic Spindle under Mechanical Influence

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In a previous communication1 it was pointed out that in all types of protoplasm hitherto used, fibrils or linear units are really present, although only visible if the protoplasm is flowing through the capillary of a deformation apparatus.

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