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Protoplasm

all cells made of protoplasm. Protoplase was defined as the physical basis of life by HUXLEY as it does all the activities of living beings.In 1835 Dujardin studied the contents of the cell in certain Protozoa and he described the matrix of cells as a homogenous mass and called it sarcode. The matrix of the cell was given the name of protoplasm by J.E Purkanje in 1840. H. Von Mohl, in 1846, stated the protoplasm as aclear, homogenous appearing, gelatinous substance. He also emphasized the importance of protoplasm in cell division.