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IN the midbrain of the chicken embryo a close relationship has been demonstrated between aerobic glycolysis and cell division1, from which it can be inferred that growth is dependent on aerobic glycolysis. The rate of aerobic glycolysis has been measured in the retina of the chicken embryo by similar methods and the daily averages plotted (see accompanying graph). The rate of growth of the retina has not been measured directly, but the assumption has been made that it is approximately equal to the rate of growth of the eye. This has been measured in terms of its diameter, the rate of growth on any one day being expressed as the difference in the logarithmic value (in mm. to the base 10) on that day and the day preceding. Rates of growth so determined are plotted in the graph.
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O'CONNOR, R. Growth and Aerobic Glycolysis in the Retina of the Chicken Embryo. Nature 169, 246 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1038/169246a0
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