Precis elementaire de physiologie.
MAGENDIE, FRANCOIS.
Paris: Mequignon-Marvis, 1816- 1817. First edition 8vo. 2 volumes. Contemporary quarter leather on marble boards. Collation: [4] vi, 326 p.; [4], 473 p. End of spines frayed, more so in vol. 2. Corners bumped. Internal condition very good. Very Good 1/4 Leather (Item ID: 0000225)
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According to Garrison and Morton (597.1, 1041.1), this is "the first modern physiology textbook in which doctrine gave way to simple, precise descriptions of experimental facts. Vol. 2 contains Magendie's classic demonstration of the importance of nitrogenous food, or protein, in the food supply of mammals. In the course of his experiments on dogs fed non-nitrogenous substancfes, Magendie also induced the first experimental cases of an avitaminosis (specifically, lack of vitamin A). " This work also established Magendie as founder of toxicology and piorneer expermimental physiologist (Heirs, 1379). Magendie's research also established him as the first to show conclusively that the section foth e anterior spinal nerve roots affected motility but not sensation, and vice versa as to the posterior roots. (Heirs). Provenance: Book plate of Victor de Laprade on front paste downs. Mr. Laprade was a distinguished French poet and critic. He was also a remarkable educational and aesthetical writer. Early in his education he studied medicine then law, and was admmited to the bar. He left law to become a professor of French literature at Lyons. These two volumes from Laprade's library most likely relate to his earlier interest in medicine. (Heirs of Hippocrates, 1379; Norman, 1416)