The Journal of General Physiology, Vol 7, 705-708,
Copyright © 1925 by The Rockefeller University Press
TEMPERATURE CHARACTERISTIC FOR HEART BEAT FREQUENCY IN LIMAX
W. J. Crozier 1 and
T. B. Stier 1
1 From the Zoological Laboratory, Rutgers University, New Brunswick.
The temperature characteristic for the frequency of the heart beat in quiescent Limax maximus is µ = 16,300 calories. This value agrees well with that obtained for certain neurogenic activities of the parietal musculature of this gastropod.
Accepted on April 18, 1925