The Transmission of Nerve Impulses at Neuroeffector Junctions and Peripheral Synapses

Abstract

The present work differs in important aspects from the original book which the author had published in 1937 with the late W. B. Cannon. Certain topics, such as the supersensitivity of denervated structures, were omitted and are published in a separate book. The first part deals with the role of acetylcholine and sympathin in cholinergic and adrenergic nerves, while the second part treats the liberation of acetylcholine at the myoneural junction and preganglionic synapses. It also deals with related problems, such as neurohumoral versus electrical transmission and the role of potassium. The author rejects the identification of sympathin E with nor-epinephrine, in contrast to the viewpoint of most experimental workers in this field. This is a scholarly treatise; it is well documented and illustrated. There is an extensive bibliography and index. The printing and binding are excellent.