A Bipolar Theory of Living Processes

Intramolecular forces, relation of, to electric energy, 199 role of, in vital processes, 226- Iodin, effect of, in presence of adrenalin, on conductivity of brain, 283 on conductivity of brain and liver, 28, 82, 103 on oxidative capacity of brain, on permeability, 103 on response of brain to adrenalin, 309, 310 need of organism for, 80 output of, controlled by nervous system, 103 relation of, to function of thyroid, 82 róle of, in oxidation, 83-86 Iodoform, effect of, on conductivity of brain and liver, 183, 293 Iodoform poisoning, effects of, 82 similarity of, to acute infection, Ionic activity, relation of, to conductivity, 199 Irritability, electric character of,

Leucocytosis, increase of, by adrenalin, 76 Light, identity of, with electricity, relation of, to operation of organism, 12, 193 róle of, in vital processes, 225 Light energy, organization of living matter by, 196 relation of, to electrie energy, 196- Light rays, electrical response to, identity of, with electrie waves, Lilium, potassium in pollen tubes of, 136 Lipins, arrangement of, in brain, Lipoids, distribution of, in leaf of fly-trap, in nervous system, 41 Lipoid films, electric function of, electrical significance of, 13 original formation of, 50 relation of oxidation of, to electrie potential, 44 róle of, in cell, 15, in living matter, 213-214 thickness of, 15, 207 Lipoid membranes, essential faetors in production of, 202 maintenance of semi-permeability of, 34, 35 relation of, to electrie potential of cells, 207 Lipoid molecules, arrangement of, in white matter of brain, 131 Liver, as negative pole of organic battery, 19, 217, 252 chemical constitution of, 73-75 conductivity of, normal, 181 cytological changes in, 178 cytoplasmic origin of, 68-69 effect on, of morphin, 317, of strychnin, 316-317, 322 effect on response of, to adrenalin, of alcohol, 321, 322, of atropin, 318, of bromids, 318, of caffein, 321, of curare, 318 effect on temperature of, of abdominal trauma, 305, of acid, 306, of adrenalectomy, 306, of adrenalin, 314, of alkali, 306, of anesthesia, 304, 305, of diphtheria toxin, 307, of exposure of viscera, 305, of hot water in stomach, 305, of strychnin, 304 embryological development of, 69 exhaustion, effect of, on conductivity of, 182 excision of, effect of, 28, 217 relation of, to cerebral activity, response of, to adrenalin, 309, 310, to amyl nitrite, 314 róle of, in vital processes, 236-239 sensitiveness of, to change, 73 tendency of, to accumulate minerals, 237 and adrenals, interrelation of, Liver and brain, interdependence of,

Mechanical injury, effect of, on potassium in nerve-fibers, 143 Membrane equilibria, Donnan theory of, 207 Memory, bipolar interpretation of, centers of, 140, 144 physieal basis of, 218 Metabolie gradients, 153 Metabolism, increase of, by adrenalin, 76 Metals, distribution of, in organism, Mitotic figures, effect on, of electrieal forces, 149 Mitotie processes, electrical character of, 215 Mixed tumor of parotid, conductivity of, 291 Molecule, bipolar organization of,

energy of, 49 erystalline structure of, in living matter, 214 Morphin, effect of, on brain cells, 179 on conductivity of brain and liver, in presence of infection, 293, of toxin, 183, 283 on fatigue and exhaustion, 4 on output of epinephrin in asphyxia, 323, 324 on response to adrenalin, 30, on response to infection, 105 on variations in conductivity, Muscles, cytoplasmie nature of, 88 generation of electricity or heat in, 89 Museles, as negative elements of battery, 146 participation of, in response to infection, 106 róle of, in vital processes, 239-242 specific response of, 143 ар electric conductivity of, electric stimulation of, 88 response of, to adrenalin, 309, аце specific response of,

Muscular action, comparison of, with magnetic action, 239-242 Muscular activity, effect of, on temperature of brain and liver, Naegleria gruberi, neuro-motor apparatus of, 235 Neuro-motor apparatus, of certain intestinal parasites, 64 nuclear origin of, 234-236 Neurons, development of, 138-139 Nerves, intercommunications of, 55 reaction of, determined by end mechanism, 39 Nerve blocking, effect of, on surgical shock, 4 Nerve cells, as positive elements of battery, 146 Nerve core, conductivity of, 254 Nerve fibers, potassium in, 143 Nerve impulses, electrical character of, 251 speed of, 251 Nerve sheath, conductivity of, 254 Nervous conduction in tissue, 39 Nervous system, electrical significance of, 13 embryological development of, 56-

Nervous system of protoplasm, 54 Nitrous oxid anesthesia, effect of, on brain cells, 179 on temperature of brain, 29 phenomena of, 102-103 Normal phenomena, bipolar interpretation of, 27-31 Nucleus, as positive element in cell, changes in, in activity, 234 in fatigue, 234 cytoplasm organized by, 166 effect of starvation on, 245 relation of, to function, 157 rôle of, in cytoplasmic growth, in fertilization, 244 in oxidation, 244 variations in, in cerebro-electric lobe of torpedo, 66

Oils, dielectrie constant of, 207 immiscibility of, with water, 202, oxidation of, 207 róle of, in organism, 206-207, 230- Optie nerve, electric current in, 38 Organie compounds, production of, by sunlight, 196 Organie systems, organization of, by sun's rays, 167 tex, 253, in cytoplasm, 15, in nucleus, 15, in protoplasm, 53 Oxidation of lipoid films, facilitation of, by adrenalin, 44 relation of, to electric potential, Oxygen, consumption of, in brain, 312, in metabolic processes, 312, in nerve fiber, 39 relation of, to water, 205 role of, in vital processes, 204- in protection of organism, 34,

Pangenes, 161, 162 Pangenesis theory, 162 Parotid, conductivity tumor of, 291 Pathological human tissues, conductivity of, 290 Pathological phenomena, bipolar interpretation of, 27-31 Pattern of energy, 161 Perception, centers of, 140 Permeability, of lipoid films, 180 Phosphorus, in white matter of brain, 130, 133 Phylogenetic structures, 164 Phylogenetic units, purpose of, 163 Physical excitation, effect of, on conductivity of brain and liver, 27-28 Physiological units, 161, 162 Pituitary gland, róle of, in bipolar mechanism, 90 Plasmodesms, 151 Polarity, physiological, 154 Post-mortem changes, effect of, on ‘conductivity, 265 Potassium, distribution of, in brain, 133 in leaf of Venus’s fly-trap, 141, in lipoids, 132 in living matter, 133 in nerves, 137 in nerve fiber, 133-135, 143 in pollen tubes of Lilium, 136 in secreting cells, 136 in Spirogyra, 136 in spores of Equisetum, 135 in white matter of brain, 130

Potassium, orientating power of, precipitation of, by anesthesia, 143; by electrical stimulation, 143; by mechanical injury, 143 radio-activity of, 132, 208, 214 relation of, to respiration of cells, role of, in living matter, 208, 214, in protoplasm, 53 Potassium atoms, diffusibility of, Potassium ions, in white matter of brain, 131 role of, in nerve paths, 131 Potential, maintenance of, 15 relation of, to available energy, 255, to oxidation, 7, 215, 219, Preformation theory, 158 Preloealization, 158 Pressure, effect of, on conductivity of tissues, 263 Proteins, foreign, effect of, on output of adrenalin, 105 Protoplasm, bipolar nature of, 48,

mechanism for energy assimilation, 53 nervous system of, 54 oxidation in, 53 potassium in, 53 static action pattern of, 51 Protoplasmic bridges, 213 Protoplasmic fibers, nature of, 51 Protoplasmic strands, 151 Protoplasmie units, 161 Protozoa, cell division in, 157 growth of, 157 Psychie functions, physical basis of, Reason, physical basis of, 218 Reduction, vital function of, 205 Regeneration, 166 | Replacement process in brain, 131 Reproduction, bipolar theory of, 31, electric character of, 214

Respiration, increase of, by adrenalin, 76 Retina, electric response of, 131 Sand suspensions, conductivity of, Sarcoma of uterus, conductivity of, Sarcomata, capacity of, 122 Sex cells, organization of, by sun’s rays, 167 plastic adaptation of, 168 specific response of, 168 Shock, surgical, effect of, on conductivity, 276, 292 effect on, of nerve blocking, 4 Sleep, bipolar interpretation of, 32- effect of, on body battery, 256; on brain cells, 178; on conductivity of brain, 28

arrangement of, in brain, 133 effect of, on temperature of brain, Sodium atoms in brain, 131 Sodium chloride, response of brain to, 315 Sodium cyanide, response of brain to, 315 Solution, bipolar organization of, Specific energy units, relative labilities of, 165; theoretic function of, 162 effect of, on fatigue and exhaustion, 4 on temperature of brain, 28 on temperature of brain and liver, 29 Stomach, hot water in, effect of, on temperature of brain and liver, 305 Strychnin, effect of, on conductivity of brain and liver, 28, 278, 280 on output of epinephrin in asphyxia, 323, 325 on response to adrenalin, of brain, 316, 322; of liver, 317, on temperature of brain and liver, 30, 186, 306 Strychnin poisoning, bipolar interpretation of, 93-95 Sub-oxidation, effect of, on vital processes, 204 Sulphur, in white matter of brain,

Surface tension, relation of, to operation of organism, 193 Surgical mortality, relation of, to bipolar theory, 34 Surgical shock, effects of, on conductivity, 276, effect on, of nerve blocking, 4 Sweating, increase of, by adrenalin, Technic for measurement, of conductivity, of temperature in tissues, 301, Temperature changes, relation of, to variations in cytological changes and conductivity, 30 Thyroidectomy, effect of, on ге- sponse of brain to adrenalin,

Toxin, effect of, on conductivity of brain, 183; of liver, 183 Transfusion, effect of, on response erar: to adrenalin, 326- Unicellular organisms, neuro-motor apparatus of, 234-236 organization of, by sun’s rays, 167 Uterus, electric capacity of, 122 carcinoma of, conductivity of, 291 sarcoma of, conductivity of, 291 Venus’s fly-trap, 38, 146 potassium in sensitive hair of, Viscera, effect of exposure of, on temperature of brain and liver, 305 Visual cell, specific response of, 168

to internal resistance, 255 Voltage, relation of, to cell structure, 255 Water, catalyzing power of, 202 electrical significance of, 13 facilitation of oxidation by, 202 immiscibility of, with oil, 202, To avoid fine, this book should be returned on or before the date last stamped below.