HARRISON, ROSS G. 1870-1959.


"The Outgrowth of the Nerve Fiber as a Mode of Protoplasmic Movement." [Offprint from:] The Journal of Experimental Zoology, Vol 9, No 4. [Philadelphia: Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology, [1910.]4to (268 x 182 mm). 3 folding plates. Publisher's printed wrappers. Minor chipping to wrappers, light toning."THE INAUGURATION OF TISSUE CULTURE was made possible by Harrison's proof of the outgrowth of nerve fibers from ganglion cells" (Garrison-Morton). The discovery of tissue culture was "one of the most important discoveries in Western medicine. Without tissue culture, much of what is known about the growth and character of tumors, as well as normal cells of all sorts, could not have been learned. Moreover, since viruses can grow only in living cells, the development... made it easier to manufacture vaccines..." (Grolier Medicine 91B). Garrison-Morton 558.