Collected papers / edited by W. D. Halliburton.
- King's College, London. Physiological Laboratory.
- Date:
- 1900
Licence: In copyright
Credit: Collected papers / edited by W. D. Halliburton. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![curare on the nerve endings of voluntary muscle, and to which he attributes the cessation of respiration, we may mention that after an animal has been poisoned with neurine, asphyxiation causes little or none of the usual convulsions. The full paper contains references to previous work on the subject, and complete details of the methods used, and the cases investigated; it is illustrated by reproductions of numerous tracings. [Note added April 20, 1899.—It should be mentioned that in the cases of brain atrophy referred to, the cerebro-spinal fluid was removed soon after death. Since the foregoing abstract was written, we have, however, had the opportunity of examining two specimens removed during life by lumbar puncture, and the results of our experiments with these corroborate the conclusions previously arrived at.] Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St. Martin’s Lane.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21303873_0084.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
