ERIC Number: EJ447795
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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Early History of the Concept of Chemical Transmission of the Nerve Impulse.
Davenport, Horace W.
Physiologist, v34 n4 p129,178-90 Aug 1991
Describes the research efforts of scientists involved in discovering chemical transmission of the nerve impulse. The work includes that of J.N. Langley, George Oliver, Edward A. Schafer, Reid Hunt, Henry Dale, Henry Wellcome, Otto Loewi, and others. The discovery and the importance of both acetylcholine and adrenaline are also discussed. (84 references) (KR)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials
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Audience: Students; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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