The Permeability of the Shell of the Egg of Acheta Commodus Walker*
Open Access
- 1 June 1960
- journal article
- Published by The Company of Biologists in Journal of Experimental Biology
- Vol. 37 (2) , 213-217
- https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.37.2.213
Abstract
1. The passage of deuterium oxide across the egg membranes of Acheta commodus has been studied. 2. Deuterium oxide enters the egg at times when its weight is constant and leaves the egg at times when its weight is increasing as a result of uptake of water. 3. It is considered unlikely that these findings can be accounted for by simple exchange with hydrogen atoms in the membrance. 4. It is concluded that the shell membrances are permeable to water at all times.Keywords
This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
- Diapause in the eggs of Melanoplus differentialis (Orthoptera, Acrididae)Journal of Experimental Zoology, 1958
- Absorption of Water by the Egg of the Garden Chafer, Phyllopertha Horticola LJournal of Experimental Biology, 1957
- A simple mass spectrometer for analysis of stable tracer elementsJournal of Scientific Instruments, 1953
- The Influence of Temperature and Moisture on the Uptake and Loss of Water in the Eggs of Gryllulus Commodus Walker (Orthoptera—Gryllidae)Journal of Experimental Biology, 1953
- Absorption of Water by the Egg of the Garden Chafer, Phyllopertha horticola L.Nature, 1953