On the physiological action of carbon monoxide of nickel / John G. McKendrick and William Snodgrass.

  • McKendrick, John G. (John Gray), 1841-1926.
Date:
[1891]
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Credit: On the physiological action of carbon monoxide of nickel / John G. McKendrick and William Snodgrass. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    reading, immediately before receiving the injection, was 35*5° C.; the temperature steadily fell, and at the moment of death it was 32® C. This observation directed us to the remarkable reduc- tion of temperature caused by Ni(CO)4. The next experiments illustrate this point. Experiment 6.—A larger rabbit than the subject of Experiment 5 was taken, but the weighing was unfortunately overlooked. The animal was wrapped in a towel, and a thermometer was kept in the rectum during the greater part of the experiment. Great care was taken to keep the thermometer always at the same distance in the bowel, as it was found that pushing it a little farther in, or drawing it a little farther out, caused considerable variations. The following are the readings :— Temperature of rectum. 12 noon 37-3 12.5 39*1 12.10 38-9 12.12 38-8 12.13 38-5 12.14 38*5 12.16 38-4 12.17 38-4 12.18 38*35 12.20 38-2 12.21 38-2 12.22 38-1 12.23 38-0 12.24 37*85 12.25 37*7 12.26 37*68 12.27 37*6 12.28 37*5 12.28.5 ... — 12.29.5 37*4 12.30 37*35 12.31 37*28 12.32 37*19 12.33 37*1 12.34 37*0 12.35 36*91 12.36 36*81 12.37 36*8 12.38 36*8 12.39 36*7 Remarks. •13c.c. of Ni(C0)4 injected under skin of back. No convulsions. Respiration slower. Twitching of right hind leg. Twitching of right hind leg. Slight twitching.