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100 1 _aSwammerdam, Jan,
_d1637-1680
245 1 0 _aProefnemingen van de particuliere beweeging der spieren in de kikvorsch
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2006-07-28
508 _aProduced by Louise Hope, Frank van Drogen, the Netherlands Team and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions (www.canadiana.org))
520 _a"Proefnemingen van de particuliere beweeging der spieren in de kikvorsch" by Jan Swammerdam is a scientific publication from the late 17th century. The book explores the mechanics of muscle movement, specifically in frogs, and seeks to address fundamental questions about the nature of muscular contraction and the role of nerves in facilitating movement. In this work, Swammerdam presents a series of experiments demonstrating how muscle contractions occur in response to nerve stimulation. He details how irritating certain nerves in frogs can produce noticeable movements in their muscles, highlighting the intricate connections between muscles and the nervous system. By separating and manipulating the heart and muscle tissues, Swammerdam illustrates that muscles, when contracting, actually occupy less space rather than swelling, proposing that their action is a complex interplay of contraction and dilatation. Throughout the book, Swammerdam emphasizes the need for careful experimentation and a deeper understanding of the biological mechanisms at play, thereby laying foundational concepts for the study of anatomy and physiology. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aMuscle contraction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18928
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