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Paper, 'On the effects of increased arterial pressure on the mammalian heart' by J A [John Alexander] MacWilliam

Reference number: PP/12/19

Date: 1888

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MacWilliam writes: 'The following is a short preliminary statement of some of the main facts elicited in the course of a recent investigation. The experiments were conducted on chloroformed cats.'

Annotations in pencil and ink. Includes four diagrams showing the rhythm of the heartbeat.

Subject: Physiology

Received 30 May 1888. Read 7 June 1888. Communicated by Michael Foster

A version of this paper was published in volume 44 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On the effects of increased arterial pressure on the mammalian heart'.

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PP/12/19
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1888
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Ink and graphite pencil on paper
Page extent
12 pages
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Manuscript
Diagram

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John Alexander MacWilliam

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John Alexander MacWilliam, Paper, 'On the effects of increased arterial pressure on the mammalian heart' by J A [John Alexander] MacWilliam, 1888, PP/12/19, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/pp_12_19/paper-on-the-effects-of-increased-arterial-pressure-on-the-mammalian-heart-by-j-a-john-alexander-macwilliam, accessed on 13 May 2025

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