| Reference number | AP/39/42 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Abstract, 'Experimental researches on the influence of efforts of inspiration on the movements of the heart' by [Charles Edward] Brown-Sequard |
| Date | 1857 |
| Description | Brown-Sequard briefly examines the relationship between the heart and lungs. He concludes from his observations that during efforts at inspiration, 'a nervous influence passes along the par vagum from the medulla oblongata to the heart, diminishing the movements of this organ'.
Subject: Physiology
Received 25 June 1857. Communicated by James Paget.
A version of this paper was published in volume 8 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'Experimental researches on the influence of efforts of inspiration on the movements of the heart'. |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1856.0157 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6051 | Paget; Sir; James (1814 - 1899) | 1814 - 1899 |
| NA5549 | Brown-Sequard; Charles Edward (1817 - 1894) | 1817 - 1894 |