Xv, 554 Pp. Blue Cloth Stamped In Silver. First Printing. Near Fine In Near Fine Dj. Inscribed At Length "To C. A. G. Wiersma With Deepest Respect And Much Gratitude For Your Friendship, Guidance And Encouragement Over The Years. Eugene Roberts. " Born And Educated In The Netherlands, Cornelis A. G. Wiersma Came To The Biology Department At The California Institute Of Technology In 1934 At The Invitation Of Thomas Hunt Morgan. He Represented The Field Of Comparative Physiology And His Scientific Career Focused First On The Neuromuscular System, Then The Central Nervous System And Finally On The Visual System. From 1943 To 1950, He Studied The Myography And Treatment Of Poliomyelitis And The Treatment Of Schizophrenia With Electronarcosis While On The Attending Staff Of The L. A. County General Hospital. Wiersma Was Also A Member Of The Los Angeles County Smog Control Commission, Which Studied The Effects Of Pollution On Humans In The Los Angeles Area. In 1976, He Was Honored By A Symposium Given By His Former Coworkers When He Retired After Forty-Five Years, And Was Given The Title Professor Emeritus. Wiersma Maintained An Active Interest In His Research Until He Died. Wiersma Was A Member Of The American Association For The Advancement Of Science, The American Physiological Society, The Society For Neuroscience And Sigma Xi. He Was A Correspondent Of The Royal Netherlands Academy Of Arts And Sciences And A Foreign Associate Of The National Academy Of Science.

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Title

Gaba In Nervous System Function (Kroc Foundation Series ; V. 5) [Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid]

Publisher

Raven Press, New York City

Publication Date

1976

Language

English

ISBN 10

0890040435

ISBN 13

9780890040430

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Printing

1st Printing

Condition

Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Near Fine

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Hardcover in acceptable condition. No jacket. Ex-university library. From Christ Church, Oxford. Volume 5 in series. Boards and page block are marked. Leading corners, edges and spine ends are bumped and worn. Minor nicks on upper leading corner and leading edge of rear board. Labels on spine foot, front pastedown and FEP. Stamp on copyright page. Binding is visible on title page but remains intact. Pages are clean and text is clear throughout. HCW

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