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YALE UNIVERSITY

MRS. HEPSA ELY SILLIMAN MEMORIAL LECTURES

IRRITABILITY

SILLIMAN MEMORIAL LECTURES

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IRRITABILITY, A PHYSIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE GENERAL EFFECT OF STIMULI IN LIVING SUBSTANCE. By Max Verworn, M.D., Ph.D., Professor at Bonn Physiological Institute.

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IRRITABILITY A PHYSIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE GENERAL EFFECT OF STIMULI IN LIVING SUBSTANCE

BY

MAX VERWORN, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor at Bonn Physiological Institute

WITH DIAGRAMS AND ILLUSTRATIONS

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