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... appears to be more abundant in Dogs and Cats than among Rabbits ; at all events , upon the application of irritations to the Oculo- muscular Nerve in the former orders of animals , the contrac- tion of the pupil takes place much more ...
... appears to be more abundant in Dogs and Cats than among Rabbits ; at all events , upon the application of irritations to the Oculo- muscular Nerve in the former orders of animals , the contrac- tion of the pupil takes place much more ...
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... appears , and a space still longer until it ceases . I cannot , therefore , di- rectly agree that the cross - striping of the muscles contributes to the rapidity of the contraction ; and I think that some other circumstance comes into ...
... appears , and a space still longer until it ceases . I cannot , therefore , di- rectly agree that the cross - striping of the muscles contributes to the rapidity of the contraction ; and I think that some other circumstance comes into ...
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... appears to depart most rapidly ; yet here there are many exceptions . I know not whether it were accidental , that exactly the ex- periments on three dead rabbits furnished the most striking and the most constant results , in which the ...
... appears to depart most rapidly ; yet here there are many exceptions . I know not whether it were accidental , that exactly the ex- periments on three dead rabbits furnished the most striking and the most constant results , in which the ...
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... appears from the experiments to be mentioned below . Dr Reid endeavoured further , in a particular manner , to prove that the section of the Nervus Vagus has not the effect of inducing contraction of the Pupil . In dogs , cats , horses ...
... appears from the experiments to be mentioned below . Dr Reid endeavoured further , in a particular manner , to prove that the section of the Nervus Vagus has not the effect of inducing contraction of the Pupil . In dogs , cats , horses ...
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... appears to result from the observation of Signor Biffi . From the observations now adduced , it follows , that in the cervical portion of the Sympathetic Nerve , the same pheno- menon essentially takes place , which I have beheld in the ...
... appears to result from the observation of Signor Biffi . From the observations now adduced , it follows , that in the cervical portion of the Sympathetic Nerve , the same pheno- menon essentially takes place , which I have beheld in the ...
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