Herbert S. Gasser papers, 1914-1964. 1914-1964.

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Herbert S. Gasser papers, 1914-1964. 1914-1964.

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Collection of Gasser's selected reprints, 1914-1927. Many of the scientific articles concern Gasser's work with Joseph Erlanger using a cathode-ray oscillograph to amplify and record electrical conduction, or action potentials, of nerves. Others are concerned with muscular contraction and the study and treatment of shock The collection also includes a bound copy of "Experimental Neurology," (Supplement 1, 1964) which contains Gasser's autobiographical memoir.

.5 linear ft. (1 box).

Washington University in St. Louis, Bernard Becker Medical Library

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Washington University in St. Louis, Bernard Becker Medical Library

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Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.). School of Medicine.

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Gasser, Herbert S. (Herbert Spencer), 1888-1963

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Physiologist (1888-1963). Professor of Pharmacology, Washington University School of Medicine, 1921-1931. Professor of Physiology and head of the Medical Department, Cornell University, 1931-1935. Director of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, 1935-1953. Gasser and Joseph Erlanger were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1944. From the description of Herbert S. Gasser papers, 1914-1964. 1914-1964. (Washington University in St. Louis). WorldCat record id:...

Erlanger, Joseph, 1874-1965

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Physiologist. Professor of Physiology at Washington University, School of Medicine, 1910-1946. Nobel Prize Winner in Medicine and Physiology with Herbert S Gasser in 1944. See also Robert G. Frank, Jr., Journal of the History of Biology 12 (1979):193-201. From the description of Joseph Erlanger papers, 1890-1964. 1890-1964. (Washington University in St. Louis). WorldCat record id: 10603002 Joseph Erlanger (1874-1965) received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University ...