On the mechanism of the physiological action of the catharticsNote 54 — Chapter V · The Inhibiting Action of Calcium and Magnesium on the Movements and Secretion of the Intestine.Reading editionPflüger’s Archiv, Bd. 6, 1872; and Bd. 8, 1874.◇Copy noteReturn to CHAPTER V. The Inhibiting Action of Calcium and Magnesium on the Movements and Secretion of the Intestine.