“…The degradation process in these labile microtubules has been investigated with emphasis on low temperature (22,24), hydrostatic pressure (23), colchicine (21,24), light metal ions (14,17,18), heavy metal ions (11,12,15), urea (16), various proteins and amino acids (13,25), EDTA (13), inhalational anaesthetics (1), and SH-blocking reagents (19). Moreover, the axonemal microtubules are known to be reversibly reassembled by the cancellation of these various factors.…”