. Electro-physiology . FIG. 92. the fact that in conformity with the law of polar excitation, as established for striated muscle, the make excitation is without excep- tion discharged at the physiological kathode only, the true point of exit of current from the contractile substance of the entire muscle, and is seldom transmitted beyond this ' point; while, on the other hand, excitation never aprjcars at the physiological anode itself on closure of the circuit, but loherc a state of tonic con- traction is present, local inhibition of the existing excitability m«?/ appear as a more or less
. Electro-physiology . FIG. 92. the fact that in conformity with the law of polar excitation, as established for striated muscle, the make excitation is without excep- tion discharged at the physiological kathode only, the true point of exit of current from the contractile substance of the entire muscle, and is seldom transmitted beyond this ' point; while, on the other hand, excitation never aprjcars at the physiological anode itself on closure of the circuit, but loherc a state of tonic con- traction is present, local inhibition of the existing excitability m«?/ appear as a more or less obvious localised' relaxation of the muscular tissue, followed occasionally, when the current is opene<l, I// a contraction which in extension and character exactly resembles the persist< /it kathodic closure contraction. While this last nearly ahvays appears as a tolerably loell-defined swelling, a persistent closure contraction of quite a different character may often be seen on both sides of flu
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