Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 1538

HERBERT MAYO (1796-1852) Outlines of human physiology. Burgess and Hill 1833 3rd ed. xv [1] 478 pp., illus. 21 cm.

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A scholar and author of repute, Mayo's writings include books on the digestive system, syphilis, rectal diseases, pathology, physiology, and the nervous system. Mayo, along with Bell and Magendie (see No. 1379 ff.), was responsible for differentiating the motor and sensory pathways of the spinal nerves. There was some controversy regarding priority in the discovery and it is now recognized that Bell performed the early experiments, with Magendie and Mayo correcting and completing the research. The first edition of the present work was published at London in 1827. In the book Mayo discusses the physiology of the body's systems and includes a long discussion of the Bell-Magendie controversy.

See Related Record(s): 1379

Gift of John Martin, M.D.