The realization that electricity was closely associated to living matter was reported in 1773 when Hunter (21) described the electrical potentials of the Torpedo fish. A few years later Galvani (17) produced a muscle contraction in the frog with a zinc-copper couple. Further research showed that electrical currents were associated not only with animal life but also with plant life. Plants have a potential which is most marked in the growing parts, as near a root tip. [...]
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.111210 |
| Date | January 1957 |
| Creators | Longley, J. Donald. |
| Contributors | Morton, H.S. (Supervisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Science. (Department of Experimental Surgery.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: NNNNNNNNN, Theses scanned by McGill Library. |
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