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The field of cytology, as treated in this chapter, comprises a study of the cytoplasm and its inclusions, both living and non-living, exclusive of the nucleus. Until recently, close inspection of these elements of the cell in the Pteridophytes at least, was neglected, their phenomena being greatly overshadowed by the more striking ones exhibited by the nucleus. Nor has this fern group been popular in cytological study, for it does not lend itself well to observation. Its widely differing members are not universally distributed and its tissues are not easily prepared for investigation. Impregnation by the fixatives is difficult, probably largely because of the presence of a heavy cuticle, in the gametophyte tissue especially. Good sections, once obtained, are, in handling, easily washed off the mount and must be treated in some special way to prevent this. Vital observation cannot be carried to any extent, for, either the organs are too deeply embedded to be seen without sectioning, or the chloroplasts mask the other elements in the cell. The literature is, therefore, fragmentary but the pieces can be put together to give an account not too inadequate, in spite of the gaps still present in our knowledge.
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Atkinson, L.R. (1938). Cytology. In: Verdoorn, F., et al. Manual of Pteridology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-6111-6_7
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