Facets
Browse across eight MeSH (opens in new tab) facets — era, geography, science, specialty, technology, history, culture, and reference. Select one tag per group; counts update across the others. What’s new in facet browse how facets relate to subjects and MeSH.
Clear filtersGeography
Specialties & Disease
- Alternative & Fringe Medicine 383
- Anatomy & Pathology 765
- Cardiology & Blood 914
- Dentistry 259
- Diabetes 80
- ENT & Hearing 293
- Epidemiology & Demography 397
- Gastroenterology & Hepatology 316
- General Clinical Medicine 487
- Immunology & Dermatology 1,008
- Infectious Disease (General) 147
- Internal, Emergency & Geriatric 123
- Microbiology & Virology 1,080
- Military Medicine 436
- Neurology & Psychiatry 1,258
- Obstetrics & Reproductive 551
- Oncology & Cancer 377
- Ophthalmology & Vision 412
- Pediatrics 247
- Physiology & Embryology 924
- Plagues & Epidemics 1,279
- Psychology 202
- Public Health 1,129
- Pulmonary & Respiratory 233
- Rheumatology, Rehab & Pain 189
- Surgery & Anesthesia 1,553
- Urology & Nephrology 309
- Veterinary Medicine 165
Social & Historical Studies
Institutions & Culture
Reference & Scholarly Works
924 entries match Physiology & Embryology [G07 / G02.149]
1893
#837
Researches on the structure and function of the mammalian heart.
Kent also discovered the atrioventricular bundle (“bundle of Kent”), a narrow band of muscle between the auricles and ventricles of the heart. Its purpose is to act as a bridge for contractile impulses between the aur…
1893
#836
Die Thätigkeit des embryonalen Herzens und deren Bedeutung für die Lehre von der Herzbewegung beim Erwachsenen.
His described the atrioventricular bundle which was later named after him. English translation in F. A. Willius and T. E. Keys, Cardiac classics, 1941, p. 695.
1893
#786
On the results of ligation of the coronary arteries.
“Following coronary ligation Porter noted that the procedure frequently resulted in fibrillary contractions of the heart and sudden death. However, death did not always occur and this led him to conclude that Cohnheim…
1893
#787
Lehrbuch der Physiologie des Kreislaufes.
1894 –1895
#511
Ueber die Grenzen der Theilbarkeit der Eisubstanz.
English translation in Loeb’s Studies in general physiology, Vol.l., Chicago, 1905.
1894
#13235
Des Kindes Sprache und Sprachfehler.
Hermann Gutzmann Sr. founded phoniatrics as a medical specialty. Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.
1895
#644
Elektrophysiologie.
First exhaustive treatise on electrophysiology. English translation, 2 vols., London, 1896-98.
1895 –1904
#645
Der Gang des Menschen. 1-6 Abt. (All published.)
Classic study of the human gait. The authors calculated the external and internal forces involved in walking and described the kinematics and kinetics of the movement. Because of Braune's death in 1892 he could only c…
1895 –1928
#646
Dictionnaire de physiologie. Vols. 1 - 10, pt. 1. (All published).
By Richet, Langlois, Lapique and numerous co-authors. Covers "A" - Moelle épinière only. Digital facsimile from the Biodiversity Heritage Library at this link.
1895
#512
The embryology of the Unionidae. A study in cell-lineage.
1895
#1425
The growth of the brain.
1895
#1474
Die Physiologie des Geruchs.
For his studies on olfaction and olfactometry Zwaardemaker developed the so-called “camera inodorata” (odorless chamber), or olfactometer. His instrument to check the patency of the nasal passages is still in use.
1895
#2547
Contribution à l’ étude du sérum chez les animaux vaccinés.
In Bordet’s classic paper on the properties of the sera of immunized animals he showed that two different substances (now known as sensitizing antibody and complement) are involved in the phenomenon of bacteriolysis. …
1895
#8653
An atlas of the fertilization and karyokinesis of the ovum.
The first atlas of photomicrographs showing fertilization and cellular development during mitosis. The photomicrographs were taken by Leaming. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.
1895
#12284
Zur Dynamik des Herzmuskels.
"In his postdoctoral work (Habilitationsschrift) Frank investigated the isometric and isotonic contractile behaviour of the heart and it is this work that he is best known for. Frank's work on this topic preceded that…
1896
#4585
The physiology and pathology of the cerebral circulation.
1896
#1569.1
Note sur la variation éléctrique (courant d’action) déterminée dans le nerf acoustique par le son.
Beauregard and Dupuy recorded the action potential in the auditory nerve of the frog.
1896
#2000
Om anvendelse medicinen af koncentrerede kemiske lysstraaler.
Finsen was the founder of modern phototherapy. He demonstrated the value of invisible light, the actinic or chemical ray, the ultra-violet ray, as therapeutic measures. Digital facsimile from wellcomecollection.org at…
1896
#2710
Epistaxis répété chez un sujet porteur de petits angiomes cutanés et muqueux.
Rendu’s account of multiple hereditary telangiectasis (“Rendu–Osler–Weber disease”).
1896
#238
The cell in development and inheritance.
Wilson emphasized the function of cytology in the study of embryology, heredity, evolution and general physiology. The above work has been called the single most influential treatise on cytology of the 20th century. T…
1896
#13072
On the pigment of the negro's skin and hair.
"In the present state of our knowledge we can only say that it seems highly probable that the pigment of the negro's hair is not different from the dark pigment found in the hair of the white races, and we may infer t…
1897
#1022
Lektsii o rabotie glavnikh pishtshevaritelnikh zhelyoz. [Lectures on the work of the principal digestive glands.]
Pavlov's classic study of the physiology of digestion. Especially notable was his method of producing gastric and pancreatic fistulae for the purpose of his experiments. The second published edition was a German trans…
1897
#950
Fisiologia dell’uomo sulle Alpi. Studii fatti sul Monte Rosa.
Mosso made important investigations on respiration at high altitudes. He considered that the respiratory symptoms produced at high altitudes were due to lack of carbon dioxide. English translation, London, 1898.
1897
#1573
A contribution to the history of the respiration of man.
1897
#1574
Die historische Entwicklung der experimentellen Gehirn- und Rückenmarksphysiologie vor Flourens.
Unsurpassed coverage of the experimental physiology of the brain and spinal cord up to the work of Flourens. The best edition is the extensively annotated English translation as The historical development of experimen…
1897 –1938
#513
Normentafeln zur Entwicklungsgeschichte der Wirbelthiere. 16 pts.
1897
#514
The development of the frog's egg; an introduction to experimental embryology.
First work in English on experimental embryology.
1897
#515
Die frühesten Differenzirungsvorgänge in Centralnervensystem.
1897
#2807
A simple and accurate form of sphygmomanometer or arterial pressure gauge contrived for clinical use.
Hill and Barnard made an important modification to the Riva-Rocci sphygmomanometer when they substituted a pressure gauge in place of the mercury manometer used for pressure readings.
1897
#5064
Die Wertbestimmung des Diphtherieheilserums.
Ehrlich improved Behring’s diphtheria antitoxin through quantitative titration and established an international standard for this and other antitoxins. This was the beginning of the concept of biological standardizati…
1897
#5247
On some peculiar pigmented cells found in two mosquitoes fed on malarial blood.
Ross proved that the mosquito was responsible for the transmission of malaria. On 20 August 1897, he found Laveran’s Plasmodium in the stomach of the Anopheles mosquito after it had fed on the blood of malaria patient…
1897
#12198
Entwickelungslehre, Geburtshülfe und Gynäkologie in der hippokratischen Schriften.
Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.
1897
#12288
Researches on the circulation time in organs and on the influences which affect it.
This was a continuation of researches undertaken by Stewart for the Goodsir Prize Essay at the University of Edinburgh (1892). His autograph manuscript for the 1892 essay was digitized by the university at made availa…
1897
#13184
Bibliografia malpighiana: Catalogo descrittivo delle opere a stampa di Marcello Malpighi e degli scritti che lo riguardano
1897 –1901
#13232
Principes de la phonétique expérimentale. 2 vols.
Rousselot is considered the founder of experimental phonetics, both theoretical and applied.
1898
#838
Ueber Herzbewegung und Herzstoss.
First employment of cinematograph to record the cardiac changes during all phases of heart contraction.
1898 –1900
#649
Text-book of physiology. Edited by Edward Schäfer. 2 vols.
A collective work and a classic textbook of physiology, edited by Schäfer using the original version of his last name. He was a pupil of Sharpey, and when that great man died without any known descendants Schäfer gave…
1898
#4629
A treatise on aphasia and other speech defects.
Bastian localized the auditory and visual centers, and he described word-blindness and word-deafness. (See also No. 4622.)
1899
#4478.105
The effects of training. A study of the Harvard University Crews.
Pioneering study of the physiological effects of training.
1899
#838.1
La mort par les décharges électriques.
The first defibrillation. “Prévost and Battelli produced ventricular fibrillation in dogs by shocking with weak currents. They then shocked the fibrillating heart with a stronger current—the second, or counter, shock.…
1899
#1574.1
Le système nerveux centrale structure et fonctions. Histoire critique des théories et des doctrines. 2 vols.
Massive history of the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system from ancient Greece to the end of the 19th century, limited in its historical analysis. The second volume is a survey of end of 19th century opinions…
1899
#515.1
On the nature of the process of fertilization and the artificial production of normal larvae (plutei) from the unfertilized eggs of the sea urchin.
Loeb first achieved parthenogenesis in 1899.
1899
#516.1
Ueber die Einbettung des menschlichen Eies und das früheste bisher bekannte menschliche Placentationsstadium.
1899 –1904
#1293.1
Textura del sistema nervioso del hombre y de los vertebrados. 2 vols. in 3.
From publication in fascicules, 1897-1904 (vol. 1 in 3 pts., vol. 2 in 4 pts.) This monumental work set out the cytological and histological foundations of modern neurology. Ramón y Cajal’s research confirmed the neur…
1899
#1428
Einleitung in die vergleichende Gehirnphysiologie und vergleichende Psychologie.
1899
#2810
Ueber einen neuen Blutdruckmesser (Tonometer).
Gaertner, an Austrian physician, invented an instrument for measuring blood-pressure by means of a compressing ring applied to the finger.
1899
#7336
The nervous system and its constituent neurones, Designed for the use of practitioners of medicine and of students of medicine and psychology.
Considered a masterpiece of compilation of the new scientific evidence for the neuron theory. "Also contains Gertrude Stein’s first publication, which consists of a quote and further description of her developmental w…
1899
#12268
The penetration of the muscular fibres of the human heart by capillaries, and the existence in that organ of very large capillaries.
Meigs discovered that the capillaries of the heart enter the heart muscle fibers. These became known as "Meigs capillaries." Digital facsimile from PubMedCentral at this link.
1899
#12286
Die Grundform des arteriellen Pulses.
"The First Mathematical Description of the Pressure-Volume Diagram "Not until 60 years after 1899 Otto Frank's mathematical formulation of the volume-pressure diagram and his concept of the mechanism of the cardiac wo…
1900
#839
On the muscular architecture and growth of the ventricles of the heart.
A classic account of the development and architecture of the muscular wall of the heart.