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The Oogenesis of Lumbricus

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THE letters by Mr. L. A. Harvey and Prof. V. Nath in NATURE of November 27 and December 4 require comment. With regard to Parat's ‘Vacuome Theory’, I have little of value to say. Some of my associates have a leaning towards the vacuome theory, and Prof. Nath does not mention Nassonov's Protozoa work, which is certainly in its favour. One of my most valued pupils, Dr. Bhattacharya, of Allahabad, after studying in Paris, embraced Parat's views, and naturally this has had some influence on me. In the oogenesis of Patella, a form investigated by Ludford, Woodger, Rodgers Brambell, and myself, it does seem that it is the sphere-substance and not a vacuole, which forms the fat globules. Reinvestigation of this form, in view of Parat's claims, might yield interesting results. If Mr. Harvey really wants to see Golgi bodies forming yolk and fat, I commend him to Patella, where the phenomenon is very clear.

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GATENBY, J. The Oogenesis of Lumbricus. Nature 118, 840–841 (1926). https://doi.org/10.1038/118840c0

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