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Protoplasm meaning
The entire contents of a cell comprising the nucleus and the cytoplasm. It is a semi-fluid, transparent substance which is the living matter of plant and animal cells.
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All physical, chemical, and biological processes in soil and roots are affected in particular because of the increased viscosities of water and protoplasm at low temperatures.
Ehrlich discovered in the protoplasm of supposed plasma cells a granulate which could be made visible with the help of an alkaline dye.
Ehrlich’s side-chain theory Paul Ehrlich around 1900 in his Frankfurt office He postulated that cell protoplasm contains special structures which have chemical side chains (today’s term is macromolecules ) to which the toxin binds, affecting function.
Only salt-tolerant micro-algae survive in the high salinity ponds, and impart a deep red color to these ponds from the pigment within the algae protoplasm.
Prior to this, other terms were used for the cell fluid, not always synonymously, as its nature was not very clear (see protoplasm ).
The streaming protoplasm within a plasmodial strand can reach speeds of up to 1.35 mm per second which is the fastest rate recorded for any micro-organism.