| RefNo | PP/6/15 |
| Previous numbers | PP/38/15 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'On the structure and rhythm of the heart in fishes, with especial reference to the heart of the eel' by J A [John Alexander] MacWilliam |
| Date | 1885 |
| Description | MacWilliam writes: 'The pulsation of the eel’s heart can easily be seen externally on the ventral surface of the body a short way behind the pectoral fins. There are no rigid structures of any kind between the integument and the heart. When the very tough and resistant skin is cut through and the great lateral muscles are separated from each other, the pericardium is seen, loosely adherent to the surrounding tissues. The pericardial cavity being laid open, the various parts of the heart, abundantly lubricated with fluid, come into view.'
Annotations in pencil and ink. Note reads '3 leaves with engraver'.
Subject: Physiology
Received 14 January 1885. Read 29 January 1885. Communicated by Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer.
A version of this paper was published in volume 38 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On the structure and rhythm of the heart in fishes, with especial reference to the heart of the eel'. |
| Extent | 64p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink and graphite pencil on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1884.0075 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA1712 | MacWilliam; John Alexander (1857 - 1937) | 1857 - 1937 |
| NA8017 | Sharpey-Schafer; Sir; Edward Albert (1850 - 1935) | 1850 - 1935 |