organizator Embryol.
(ˈɔːgənaɪˌzeɪtə(r))
[ad. G. organisator organizer (given this sense by H. Spemann 1921, in Arch. f. Entwicklungsmech. d. Organismen XLVIII. 568).]
= organizer 2, inductor 5.
| 1924 Nature 23 Feb. 276/2 Spemann has proved that the dorsal-lip region is a differentiator (or ‘organisator’ as he styled it). 1928 Biol. Abstr. II. 1320/2 Embryos with 1 axis are harmonically built, developing from germs in which ‘organizators’ lie close beside each other. 1939 E. E. Just Biol. Cell Surface xi. 290 By experiment it is possible to analyze the factors which set up the conditions for differentiations in a more normal or natural manner than..in experiments with transplantations involving conceptions of ‘organizators’ and the like. |