Archoplasm
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Archoplasm is a term proposed by Boveri for the substance that forms the spindle fibers and the rays of the cell aster during mitotic nuclear division. It appears to be formed as a result of a specific orientation of gelatinized protoplasmic currents.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
ARCHOPLASM (from Greek arche — beginning, and plasma — formation), syn. archiplasma, a term proposed by Boveri to designate the substance of which the spindle fibers and the so-called rays of the cell aster are composed, arising during mitotic nuclear division. Apparently, archoplasm is formed as a result of a specific orientation of gelatinized currents of protoplasm (see Karyokinesis).
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“Archoplasm.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/archoplasm/