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Di Brom Thymol Sulhpone Phthalein as a Reagent for Determining the Hydrogen Ion Concentration of Living Cells

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

W. R. G. Atkins
W. R. G. Atkins
Affiliation:
Head of the Department of General Physiology at the Plymouth Laboratory.
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1. Brom thymol blue may be used in dilute solution for ascertaining the hydrogen ion concentration of certain marine organisms. It penetrates slowly, but the stained portions remain actively motile, so its toxic action does not appear to be great at the dilutions found serviceable.

2. The animals studied gave values from pH6·2 to about pH7·5, though possibly the more alkaline end of the range may be pathological. About pH0·2 should be subtracted from these figures for neutral salt error. The sea water used was initially at pH8·2, corrected.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 12 , Issue 4 , October 1922 , pp. 781 - 784
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1922

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