Some effects of chronic irritation upon living tissues, being first steps in a rational study of cancer / by D'Arcy Power.

  • Power, D'Arcy, Sir, 1855-1941.
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[1893]
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Credit: Some effects of chronic irritation upon living tissues, being first steps in a rational study of cancer / by D'Arcy Power. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The cedematous cell can be easily produced experimentally in a rabbit. It happens from time to time that the discharge from the vagina of a rabbit which is being kept irritated be- Fig. 4.—CEdematous cells contained in the purulent vaginal dis- charge of a rabbit x 400. In the large cell the vacuole is at the lower part and the nucleus can be dimly seen above it. comes purulent instead of remaining serous. Two days after the appearance of the pus the epithelial cellswhich it contains are large and regular in outline, the cell substance stains Fig. 5.—Cell nest from the vaginal epithelium of a guinea-pig, irri- tated from January to April, 1893 x 400. ■pink with Biondi's reagent and the nucleus green. There is no trace at this time of droplets either in the cell substance or in the nuclei. The vacuoles usually appear on the third