| RefNo | AP/17/5 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'On the reflex function of the medulla oblongata and spinalis, or the principle of tone in the muscular system' by Marshall Hall |
| Date | 1833 |
| Description | Hall explains a mode of action he describes as reflex, which is separate to voluntary or involuntary action, and which he believes has been overlooked by physiologists. Annotations in pencil throughout.
Subject: Physiology
The paper was published in volume 123 of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London as 'XXVI. On the reflex function of the medulla oblongata and medulla spinalis'. [During the review process, Hall provided some additional material for publication. See MC/2/89 for Hall's letter to the Society and MM/11/72 for the additional material].
An abstract of the paper was also published in volume 3 of Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London [later Proceedings of the Royal Society] as 'On the reflex function of the medulla oblongata and spinalis, or the principle of tone in the muscular system'. |
| Extent | 31p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink and graphite pencil on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1833.0028 |
| DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1830.0128 |
| RelatedRecord | MC/2/89 |
| MM/11/72 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7943 | Hall; Marshall (1790 - 1857) | 1790 - 1857 |