Experiments in Examination of the Peripheral Distribution of the Fibres of the Posterior Roots of Some Spinal Nerves. Parts I and II.

SHERRINGTON, Charles S.

Published by Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. v.184 B and v.190 B. ;1898. 4to, 1893

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pp. 641-763, (i). 11 plates, 9 figures; 45-186. 4 plates. Ex-libris Anatomy School, Cambridge with usual marks of provenance, binder's cloth with wrappers to part I laid down and bound in and ditto the rear wrapper to part II, a good copy. *See DENNY-BROWN in HAYMAKER-SCHILLER Founders of Neurology, p.270 - '. it was Sherrington who provided the evidence for a one-way transmission at the 'synapse' and the concept of convergence of reflex channels on a 'final common path'. This for the first time provided an explanation for flexibility and adaptation in nervous function. He began with a systematic delineation of the innervation of muscles and skin by the nerve roots, published in three large papers: in 1892, 1894 [actually 1893], and 1898.'.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Experiments in Examination of the Peripheral Distribution of the Fibres of the Posterior Roots of Some Spinal Nerves. Parts I and II.
• Publisher: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. v.184 B and v.190 B. ;1898. 4to
• Publication Date: 1893
• Binding: Soft cover