ANESTHESIA PRODUCED BY DISTILLED WATER

Cells of Nitella flexilis Ag. lose their power to respond to ordinary electrical stimulation after 2 or 3 days in distilled water. It returns after a day or so when they are replaced in their normal environment, in a suitable nutrient solution, or in a dilute solution of CaCl2. Here anesthesia seems...

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Published in:Journal of General Physiology
Main Authors: Osterhout, W. J. V., Hill, S. E.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Rockefeller University Press 1933
Subjects:
Nitella flexilis
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1085/jgp.17.1.87
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spelling crrockefelleruni:10.1085/jgp.17.1.87 2024-06-02T08:10:48+00:00 ANESTHESIA PRODUCED BY DISTILLED WATER Osterhout, W. J. V. Hill, S. E. 1933 http://dx.doi.org/10.1085/jgp.17.1.87 http://rupress.org/jgp/article-pdf/17/1/87/1238162/87.pdf en eng Rockefeller University Press Journal of General Physiology volume 17, issue 1, page 87-98 ISSN 1540-7748 0022-1295 journal-article 1933 crrockefelleruni https://doi.org/10.1085/jgp.17.1.87 2024-05-07T14:15:29Z Cells of Nitella flexilis Ag. lose their power to respond to ordinary electrical stimulation after 2 or 3 days in distilled water. It returns after a day or so when they are replaced in their normal environment, in a suitable nutrient solution, or in a dilute solution of CaCl2. Here anesthesia seems to be produced by removing something from the cell and this raises the question whether other cases of anesthesia may be explained in the same way. The antagonistic action of calcium, in some cases at least, appears to depend on its power to prevent substances from leaching out of the cell. Article in Journal/Newspaper Nitella flexilis Rockefeller University Press Journal of General Physiology 17 1 87 98
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description Cells of Nitella flexilis Ag. lose their power to respond to ordinary electrical stimulation after 2 or 3 days in distilled water. It returns after a day or so when they are replaced in their normal environment, in a suitable nutrient solution, or in a dilute solution of CaCl2. Here anesthesia seems to be produced by removing something from the cell and this raises the question whether other cases of anesthesia may be explained in the same way. The antagonistic action of calcium, in some cases at least, appears to depend on its power to prevent substances from leaching out of the cell.
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Hill, S. E.
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ANESTHESIA PRODUCED BY DISTILLED WATER
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title_full ANESTHESIA PRODUCED BY DISTILLED WATER
title_fullStr ANESTHESIA PRODUCED BY DISTILLED WATER
title_full_unstemmed ANESTHESIA PRODUCED BY DISTILLED WATER
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