Record

RefNoJHG/2/2
Previous numbersJG/3/1
LevelItem
TitleLaboratory notebook of John Henry Gaddum
Date1927-1928
DescriptionExperimental notes with offprints of Gaddum's published papers. Experiments include studies of digitalis (pages 7-70), surface tension effects (p93-95), the effect of pitutary extracts on blood pressure (pp27-35), acetylcholine vs adrenalin in a rabbit's intestine (p25), experiments with the effects of adrenalin and histamine (pp53, 55, 59), effects of spermin (pp73-83), and the surface tension of saponin solutions. Contents page in back of notebook.

Offprints of papers include:
on p30: A Comparison of the Oxytocic, Pressor and Anti-Diuretic Activities of Commercial Samples of Pituitary Extract (from The Quarterly Journal of Pharmacy and Allied Sciences, Vol I., No. 4, 1928)
on p70: The Pharmacological Assay of Digitalis by Different Methods (from The Quarterly Journal of Pharmacy and Allied Sciences, Vol I., No. 1, 1928)
on p124: Quantitiative Observations on Thyroxine and Allied Substances. I. The use of tadpoles. (from The Journal of Physiology, Vol. LXIV. No. 3, Dec 29, 1927)

There is also a 6 page paper on the Pharmacology of Spermine, by C. S. Gibbs, inserted between pp84-85.
Extent1 volume
FormatManuscript, typescript and printed documents
AccessStatusOpen
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