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CHAPTER VIII. The Specific Rôle of Adrenin in Counteracting

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THE SPECIFIC RÔLE OF ADRENIN IN COUNTERACTING THE EFFECTS OF FATIGUE

Variations of the threshold stimulus as a measure of irritability--The method of determining the threshold stimulus--The lessening of neuro-muscular irritability by fatigue--The slow restoration of fatigued muscle to normal irritability by rest--The quick restoration of fatigued muscle to normal irritability by adrenin--The evidence that the restorative action of adrenin is specific--The point of action of adrenin in muscle 110-134

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