The autonomic nervous system / by J.N. Langley.

  • Langley, J. N. (John Newport), 1852-1925.
Date:
1921-
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Credit: The autonomic nervous system / by J.N. Langley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Contents PAGE 1. The Divisions of the Autonomic System. Nomenclature i Notes.—Nomenclature. Voluntary Production of Autonomic Effects, p. 12. 2. General Plan of Origin and of Peri¬ pheral Distribution - - - 15 3. The Nerve Fibres of the Autonomic System ------ 22 4. The Specific Action of Drugs on the Sym¬ pathetic and Parasympathetic Systems 28 a. Adrenaline and Sympathetic Effects 29 Notes.—-Fall of Blood Pressure and Dilatation of Blood Vessels; action on Cerebral Vessels, Veins, Capillaries, p. 31. Action on Muscle, P- 33- b. Pilocarpine and Parasympathetic Effects - - - - 35 Notes.—Action on Uterus and Blood Vessels, p. 36. c. Reversal of Effect of Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Drugs - - 37 d. Theories on the Relation of Drugs to Nerve Systems - - - 39 Note.-—Localisation of Action of Drugs on Striated Muscle, p. 47. e. Classification of Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nerves according to Pharmacological Results - 50 Notes.—Historical. Parasympathotonia Sympatho- TONIA. PERITERMINAL NETWORK, p. 53. 5. The Tissues Innervated - - - 57 a. Pigment Cells- - - - - 59 b. Sympathetic Nerves and the Inner¬ vation of Capillaries - - 64 Notes.-—Capillary Contractility, p. 67. c. Sympathetic Nerves and the Inner¬ vation of Striated Muscle - - 69