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... effect ; for example , a shock or simple touch brings about cellular contraction , especially in the muscles ; elec ... effects of the excitant . This , unfortunately , is impossible . Yet , following out this plan , some have tried to ...
... effect ; for example , a shock or simple touch brings about cellular contraction , especially in the muscles ; elec ... effects of the excitant . This , unfortunately , is impossible . Yet , following out this plan , some have tried to ...
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... effect of their nutrition , and without excitation coming from out- side the body , are capable of setting free forces which act upon the fibres ; this property has been called automatism of the nerve centres ( will , muscular tone ...
... effect of their nutrition , and without excitation coming from out- side the body , are capable of setting free forces which act upon the fibres ; this property has been called automatism of the nerve centres ( will , muscular tone ...
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... effect upon the direction of the current ; a muscle may possess its normal electric cur- rent , and yet have lost all its other properties ; thus , poisons which kill the muscle have not always the same effect upon its electro - motor ...
... effect upon the direction of the current ; a muscle may possess its normal electric cur- rent , and yet have lost all its other properties ; thus , poisons which kill the muscle have not always the same effect upon its electro - motor ...
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... effect of too prolonged repose . Moderate exercise , which causes a greater interchange between the muscle and the blood , keeps up the nutrition of the muscle , while a con- trary effect is produced by fatigue or permanent contraction ...
... effect of too prolonged repose . Moderate exercise , which causes a greater interchange between the muscle and the blood , keeps up the nutrition of the muscle , while a con- trary effect is produced by fatigue or permanent contraction ...
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... effect of too frequent repetition of an excita- tion , such as excessive heat , is to stop the progress of nutrition . In both these cases the myograph ( see p . 84 ) has shown that the contractions of the fibrils , becoming more ...
... effect of too frequent repetition of an excita- tion , such as excessive heat , is to stop the progress of nutrition . In both these cases the myograph ( see p . 84 ) has shown that the contractions of the fibrils , becoming more ...
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A Manual of Physiology: Being a Course of Lectures Mathias Duval,Emile Kuss,Robert Amory No preview available - 2015 |
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