Letter from Henry Hallett Dale, on two papers 'The actions of eserine-like compounds upon frog’s nerve-muscle preparations, and the blocking of neuromuscular conduction' and 'The actions of eserine-like compounds upon frog’s nerve-muscle preparations, and conditions in which a single shock can evoke an augmented muscular response' by S L Cowan to Archibald Vivian Hill
Reference number: RR/67/73
Date: 31 January 1940
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He is worried about the papers, as it seems like the author has 'buried his nose in one problem, attacked by a restricted range of methods for years'. The experiments are well conceived and well carried out. Unfortunately, the author bases them on wide-ranging conclusions, dealing with matters which are of no particular value. He knows the papers have previously been submitted elsewhere and despite attempts from others to get the author to put them in reasonable shape, this has only had the effect of 'making him more firmly conceived that he is a thwarted genius'. The author is 'obviously a man of great ability, though rather queer temperament'. He hopes the author will take his suggestions on board.
[Both papers published in Proceedings B, 1940].
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Henry Hallett Dale, Letter from Henry Hallett Dale, on two papers 'The actions of eserine-like compounds upon frog’s nerve-muscle preparations, and the blocking of neuromuscular conduction' and 'The actions of eserine-like compounds upon frog’s nerve-muscle preparations, and conditions in which a single shock can evoke an augmented muscular response' by S L Cowan to Archibald Vivian Hill, 31 January 1940, RR/67/73, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_67_73/letter-from-henry-hallett-dale-on-two-papers-the-actions-of-eserine-like-compounds-upon-frogs-nerve-muscle-preparations-and-the-blocking-of-neuromuscular-conduction-and-the-actions-of-eserine-like-compounds-upon-frogs-nerve-muscle-preparations-and-conditions-in-which-a-single-shock-can-evoke-an-augmented-muscular-response-by-s-l-cowan-to-archibald-vivian-hill, accessed on 11 October 2024
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The actions of eserine-like compounds upon frog’s nerve-muscle preparations, and the blocking of neuromuscular conduction External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 24th October 1940
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.1940.0044
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The actions of eserine-like compounds upon frog’s nerve-muscle preparations, and conditions in which a single shock can evoke an augmented muscular response External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 24th October 1940
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.1940.0043
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Supplementary report from Henry Hallett Dale, on two papers 'The actions of eserine-like compounds upon frog’s nerve-muscle preparations, and the blocking of neuromuscular conduction' and 'The actions of eserine-like compounds upon frog’s nerve-muscle preparations, and conditions in which a single shock can evoke an augmented muscular response' by S L Cowan
Creator: Henry Hallett Dale Reference number: RR/67/74 -
Referee's report from Henry Hallett Dale, on a paper 'The actions of eserine-like compounds upon frog’s nerve-muscle preparations, and the blocking of neuromuscular conduction' by S L Cowan
Creator: Henry Hallett Dale Reference number: RR/67/76
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Referees' reports: volume 67, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
1940 Reference number: RR/67
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