1857, ISBN: ef0c52a6f87742f7dced5b66d0b36bd4

[PU: J B Baillià re et Fils, Paris], POISON, CARBON MONOXIDE, CURARE, PHYSIOLOGY, BLOOD, NEUROSCIENCES, MUSCLE, 19TH CENTURY, FRENCH IMPRINTS, G&M, With 32 text illustrations. Contemporar… Mehr…

[PU: J B Baillià re et Fils, Paris], POISON, CARBON MONOXIDE, CURARE, PHYSIOLOGY, BLOOD, NEUROSCIENCES, MUSCLE, 19TH CENTURY, FRENCH IMPRINTS, G&M, With 32 text illustrations. Contemporary blue quarter roan and marbled boards, rubbed; interior excellent. First edition of a series of lectures on the effects of toxins and their use as medical agents, more specifically carbon monoxide and curare. "Bernard included a summary of his experiments with curare in the Lecons to establish his priority in researching its effects. He demonstrated in these experiments the susceptibility of the nerve-muscle preparation to a chemical (pharmacological) effect" (G&M). These experiments led to further investigations on the nature of red blood cells and muscle excitability.<

1857, ISBN: ef0c52a6f87742f7dced5b66d0b36bd4

Paris: J B Baillière et Fils, 1857. FIRST EDITION. With 32 text illustrations. Contemporary blue quarter roan and marbled boards, rubbed; interior excellent. First edition of a series o… Mehr…

Paris: J B Baillière et Fils, 1857. FIRST EDITION. With 32 text illustrations. Contemporary blue quarter roan and marbled boards, rubbed; interior excellent. First edition of a series of lectures on the effects of toxins and their use as medical agents, more specifically carbon monoxide and curare. "Bernard included a summary of his experiments with curare in the Lecons to establish his priority in researching its effects. He demonstrated in these experiments the susceptibility of the nerve-muscle preparation to a chemical (pharmacological) effect" (G&M). These experiments led to further investigations on the nature of red blood cells and muscle excitability., J B Baillière et Fils, 1857, 0<