| RefNo | AP/40/21 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'Some remarks on the physiological action of the Tanghinia venenifera' by A [Albert von] Kölliker and E Pelikan |
| Date | 1858 |
| Description | Kölliker and Pelikan describe the Tanghinia venenifera, 'the famous poison-tree of Madagascar', writing on its history, the extraction of its poison and the physiological effects of its poison, using frogs as test subjects. They observe that it is a paralysing poison which stops the action of the heart within five to 15 minutes.
Subject: Botany / Toxicology
Received 1 March 1858. Communicated by [Benjamin Collins] Brodie.
A version of this paper was published in volume 9 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'Some remarks on the physiological action of the Tanghinia venenifera'. |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1857.0042 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA917 | Kolliker; Albert von (1817 - 1905) | 1817 - 1905 |
| NA8148 | Brodie; Sir; Benjamin Collins (1817 - 1880) | 1817 - 1880 |