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On the Extraction of a Substance from the Sperm of a Sea Urchin

T. Brailsford Robertson

T. Brailsford Robertson. On the extraction of a substance from the sperm of a sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) which will fertilize the eggs of that species, 1912

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On the Isolation of Oöcytase, the Fertilizing and Cytolyzing Substance in Mammalian Blood-Sera

T. Brailsford Robertson

T. Brailsford Robertson. On the isolation of oöcytase, the fertilizing and cytolyzing substance in mammalian blood-sera, 1912

It has been observed by Loeb that the eggs of sea-urchins (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) may be induced to form fertilization-membranes by immersing them in mammalian blood-sera which have been rendered isotonic with sea-water by the addition of NaCl. Occasionally, if the serum be especially potent, simple immersion of the eggs in the serum suffices to bring about this result, but as a rule previous treatment of the eggs with a sensitizing agent (SrCl₂ or CaCl₂) is required. Prolonged action of the serum upon sensitized eggs results in the cytolysis of the eggs. Very potent sera usually cause agglutination of the eggs as well, especially of sensitized eggs.

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On the Nature of the Autocatalyst of Growth

T. Brailsford Robertson

T. Brailsford Robertson. On the Nature of the Autocatalyst of Growth, 1913
On the Non-Enzymatic Character of Oöeytin(Oöcytase),

T. Brailsford Robertson

T. Brailsford Robertson. On the non-enzymatic character of oöeytin (oöcytase), 1912
Recent Experiments in the Chemical Fertilization of Animal Eggs

T. Brailsford Robertson

T. Brailsford Robertson. Recent experiments in the chemical fertilization of animal eggs, 1910

A lecture delivered by T. Brailsford Robertson before the Microscopical section of the Royal Society of South Australia, at Adelaide, on Tuesday, June 28, 1910
Studies in the Chemistry of the Ion-Proteid Compounds

T. Brailsford Robertson

T. Brailsford Robertson. Studies in the chemistry of the ion-proteid compounds, 1907

Thorburn Brailsford Robertson (1884 – 1930), generally known as Brailsford Robertson, was an Australian physiologist and biochemist.

Robertson had been very interested in the work of Professor Jacques Loeb of the University of California, one of the ablest biochemists of his time, and immediately after graduation obtained a position in his laboratory. There he worked for five years, contributing during this period around 40 papers to leading scientific journals, and establishing a reputation as an authority on proteins. He never lacked courage, and thus early in his career attacked and subsequently refuted many of the doctrines then generally accepted. In 1910 when Loeb went to the Rockefeller Institute, New York, Robertson became assistant professor of biochemistry and pharmacology at Berkeley, becoming full professor in 1917.

An excellent lecturer, he was, foremost, an inspired and inspiring investigator who greatly influenced the development of a research outlook in the medical school.
The External Inheritance of Man

T. Brailsford Robertson

T. Brailsford Robertson. The External Inheritance of Man, 1926

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On the Composition of Certain Substances Produced by the Action of Pepsin upon the Products of the Complete Peptic Hydrolysis of Casein

T. Brailsford Robertson and H. C. Biddle

T. Brailsford Robertson and H.C. Biddle. On the Composition of Certain Substances Produced by the Action of Pepsin upon the Products of the Complete Peptic Hydrolysis of Casein, 1911

Inscribed by T. Brailsford Robertson

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Die prinzipielle Sonderung von Naturgesetz und Regel, von Wirken und Vorkommenl

Wilhelm Roux

Wilhelm Roux. Die prinzipielle Sonderung von Naturgesetz und Regel, von Wirken und Vorkommenl, 1920

Wilhelm Roux (1850 –1924) was a German zoologist and pioneer of experimental embryology.
Über die bei der Vererbung Blastogener und Somatogener Eigenschaften Anzunehmenden Vorgange

Wilhelm Roux

Wilhelm Roux. Über die bei der Vererbung Blastogener und Somatogener Eigenschaften Anzunehmenden Vorgange, 1911

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Über die Selbstregulation der Lebewesen

Wilhelm Roux

Wilhelm Roux. Über die Selbstregulation der Lebewesen, 1902

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Wilhelm Roux (1850 –1924) was a German zoologist and pioneer of experimental embryology.
Der Kunstliche Aufbau der Alkaloide

Max Scholtz

Scholtz, M. Der Kunstliche Aufbau der alkaloide, 1897
The secretion of urine as studied on the isolated kidney

E. H. Starling and F. B. Verney

E.H. Starling and F.B. Verney. The secretion of urine as studied on the isolated kidney, 1924

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Ernest Henry Starling (1866 – 1927) was a British physiologist who contributed many fundamental ideas to this subject. These ideas were important parts of the British contribution to physiology, which at that time led the world.

He made at least four significant contributions: 1. In the capillary, water is forced out through the pores in the wall by hydrostatic pressure and driven in by the osmotic pressure of plasma proteins (or oncotic pressure). These opposing forces approximately balance, which is known as Starling's Principle. 2. The discovery of the hormone secretin—with his brother-in-law William Bayliss—and the introduction of the word hormone. 3. The analysis of the heart's activity as a pump, which is known as the Frank–Starling law. 4. Several fundamental observations on the action of the kidneys. These include evidence for the existence of vasopressin, the anti-diuretic hormone. He also wrote the leading textbook of physiology in English, which ran through 20 editions.
Die Chemie der Hochmolekularen Organischen Stoffe im Sinne der Kekuleschen Strukturlehre

H. Staudinger

H. Staudinger. Die Chemie der hochmolekularen organischen Stoffe im Sinne der Kekuleschen Strukturlehre, 1935

Hermann Staudinger (1881 – 1965) was a German organic chemist who demonstrated the existence of macromolecules, which he characterized as polymers. For this work he received the 1953 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

He is also known for his discovery of ketenes and of the Staudinger reaction. Staudinger, together with Leopold Ružička, also elucidated the molecular structures of pyrethrin I and II in the 1920s, enabling the development of pyrethroid insecticides in the 1960s and 1970s.
Lane Lectures on Pharmacology

Walther Straub

Walther Straub. Lane Lectures on Pharmacology, 1931

Walther Straub (1874-1944) was a German pharmacologist.
The Globulins of the Jack Bean, Canavalia Ensoformis

James B. Sumner

Sumner, James B. The Globulins of the jack bean, Canavalia ensoformis, 1918

James Batcheller Sumner (1887 – 1955) was an American chemist. He discovered that enzymes can be crystallized, for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1946 with John Howard Northrop and Wendell Meredith Stanley. He was also the first to prove that enzymes are proteins.