Experiments on the Nervous System with Opium and Metalline Substances by Monro

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Author Monro, Alexander, 1733-1817
Title Experiments on the Nervous System with Opium and Metalline Substances
Made Chiefly with the View of Determining the Nature and Effects of Animal Electricity
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Summary "Experiments on the Nervous System with Opium and Metalline Substances" by Alexander Monro is a scientific publication written during the late 18th century. The book presents a detailed examination of the effects of opium and various metalline substances on the nervous system, particularly through the lens of animal electricity. Monro's work dives into the intricate relationship between nervous functions and the response elicited by chemical and electrical stimuli. In this work, Monro conducts a series of experiments primarily on frogs and other animals, exploring how opium and different metals affect their nervous systems. He details methods of injecting opium into the subjects and observes resulting convulsions, heart rate alterations, and changes in muscle response. The experiments show that while opium produces paralysis and a decline in muscle responsiveness, the application of metallic substances leads to convulsions in the limbs, providing insight into the nature of animal electricity. Monro's conclusions suggest significant distinctions between nervous energy and electrical phenomena, contributing valuable knowledge to the fields of physiology and neurobiology. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class QP: Science: Physiology
Subject Electrophysiology -- Early works to 1800
Subject Nervous system -- Experiments -- Early works to 1800
Subject Frogs -- Physiology
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EBook-No. 47309
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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