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Davenport, Horace W. – Physiologist, 1991
Describes the research efforts of scientists involved in discovering chemical transmission of the nerve impulse. The work includes that of J.N. Langley, George Oliver, Edward A. Schafer, Reid Hunt, Henry Dale, Henry Wellcome, Otto Loewi, and others. The discovery and the importance of both acetylcholine and adrenaline are also discussed. (84…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, College Science, Higher Education, Human Body
Peer reviewedAcker, Caroline J. – OAH Magazine of History, 1991
Compares scientific explanations of addiction of the 1920s and 1930s to today's. Details the history of addiction testing and research, the development of criteria for defining addiction, and both physiological and psychological definitions of addiction. Suggests that the changing status of addiction as a disease reflects different meanings…
Descriptors: Definitions, Disease Control, Drug Addiction, Drug Rehabilitation
