MAGNUS, Rudolf (1873 – 1927)
1873 – 1927
3 entries in the GMN corpus.
Image source Ruud Koot at English Wikipedia · University Museum Utrecht · Public domain
1901 CE
#1236.1
The action of pituitary extracts on the kidney.
Magnus and Starling reported that pituitary extracts caused expansion of the kidney and a marked and often prolonged diuresis. This was the first indication that the neurohypophysis plays a part in the regulation of u…
1924 CE
#661
Körperstellung.
A classic work on muscle tone and posture, a subject upon which Magnus spent many years of study. He demonstrated among other things that the labyrinth is the one sense organ entirely concerned with posture and equili…
1926 CE
#663.1
Cameron Prize Lectures on some results of studies in the physiology of posture.
Magnus demonstrated the function of the otoliths and semicircular canals of the inner ear in regulating the equilibrium of the body.