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... close observer of appearance as correlated with character is shown in his description of Thersites and elsewhere . Hippocrates , writing about 450 B.C. , refers to this subject , but not in 39 1 The Act 39 Elizabeth c . 4 declared " all ...
... close observer of appearance as correlated with character is shown in his description of Thersites and elsewhere . Hippocrates , writing about 450 B.C. , refers to this subject , but not in 39 1 The Act 39 Elizabeth c . 4 declared " all ...
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... close proxi- mity to the minute units of the liver - substance , the so - called hepatic cells , appeared to play no part whatever ; it was not a function , and in reference to it the liver was not an organ , in the old senses of the ...
... close proxi- mity to the minute units of the liver - substance , the so - called hepatic cells , appeared to play no part whatever ; it was not a function , and in reference to it the liver was not an organ , in the old senses of the ...
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... Close . Open . Rest . Medium . Close . Medium . Open . Strong . Close . Rest . Open . Strong . Strong contraction . Very strong contraction . Downward Current . Contraction . Rest . Strong contraction . Strong contraction . Rest ...
... Close . Open . Rest . Medium . Close . Medium . Open . Strong . Close . Rest . Open . Strong . Strong contraction . Very strong contraction . Downward Current . Contraction . Rest . Strong contraction . Strong contraction . Rest ...
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... close to the muscle , and secondly at a distance from it , and the muscle be caused to contract in each case , it will be found that it does not contract so soon when the nerve is irritated at a distance from the muscle as when it is ...
... close to the muscle , and secondly at a distance from it , and the muscle be caused to contract in each case , it will be found that it does not contract so soon when the nerve is irritated at a distance from the muscle as when it is ...
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... close as to form almost a single cord . It is also evident that the cerebral ganglia are composed of several ganglia fused together , and acquire functional importance as the sense - organs are more highly developed . In the ...
... close as to form almost a single cord . It is also evident that the cerebral ganglia are composed of several ganglia fused together , and acquire functional importance as the sense - organs are more highly developed . In the ...
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