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Some observations on the primitive and definitive erythrocytes of the developing chick

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The cytological changes in the primitive and definitive erythrocytes of the incubating chick have been followed. Observations have been made on the nucleoli, vital granules, mitochondria,Golgi apparatus, reticulum ofSinigaglia and the reticulation patterns of the basophilic substance.

The cells of the primitive and definitive lines are ordinarily readily distinguished from one another. Data are included on the rate of disappearance of the primitive cells from the circulation. They may persist as long as two weeks after hatching.

Giant primitive erythrocytes are common during the first week of incubation. The cells have one, two three or four nuclei. The nuclearplasma relationship is maintained somewhere near a constant. These atypical cells are due to aberrations in mitosis.

Data on the percentage of mitosis in both types of erythrocytes are also included.

The initial activity of the spleen and bone-marrow is reflected in the blood stream. There is a distinct rise in the proportion of young definitive erythrocytes.

An attempt is made to correlate the findings ofHall (1934) on the changing affinity of the hemoglobin for oxygen with the changing blood picture. The primitive line does not persist long enough to account for the phenomenon. It is suggested, however, that the hemoglobin of the erythrocytes produced by the yolk sac may differ from that of the cells produced by the spleen and bone-marrow.

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Dawson, A.B. Some observations on the primitive and definitive erythrocytes of the developing chick. Z.Zellforsch 24, 256–268 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02462405

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