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The autonomic nervous system.
Publication Details
Cambridge, England: W. Heffer, 1921 CE.
Langley divided the autonomic nervous system into (1) the orthosympathetic, and (2) the parasympathetic; he defined it as an efferent system.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
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| Entry Number | #1332 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/1426 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | the-autonomic-nervous-system |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Cambridge, England