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Galvani's spark : the story of the nerve impulse /

Galvani's Spark describes the gradual understanding of the nerve impulse. Proceeding from a chance observation on a frog leg, to studies on squid giant axons and bacteria, this book concludes with the increasing realization that ion channells are responsible for a variety of clinical disorders.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McComas, Alan J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
Hodgkin, A. L. > (Alan Lloyd)
Huxley, Andrew, > Sir.
Neural conduction > Research > History.
Neural transmission > Research > History.
Action potentials (Electrophysiology) > Research > History.
Action potentials (Electrophysiology)
Nervous system.
Neurophysiology > history
Action Potentials
History, 20th Century
Nervous System
Neurophysiology > instrumentation
Conduction nerveuse > Recherche > Histoire.
Transmission nerveuse > Recherche > Histoire.
Potentiels d'action (Électrophysiologie) > Recherche > Histoire.
Potentiels d'action (Électrophysiologie)
Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Système nerveux.
MEDICAL.
History.
Neuroscience.
Nervous system
Neural conduction > Research > History
Neural transmission > Research > History
Action potentials (Electrophysiology) > Research > History
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Galvani's Spark describes the gradual understanding of the nerve impulse. Proceeding from a chance observation on a frog leg, to studies on squid giant axons and bacteria, this book concludes with the increasing realization that ion channells are responsible for a variety of clinical disorders.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxiii, 391 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199751754
0199751757
9780199897094
0199897093