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THOMPSON YATES LABORATORIES REPORT 
EXPERIMENT VII 
Sciatic Nerve of Cat 
(a) Piece of Nerve 5 centimetres long. Experimental solution used for immersion of nerve - 02 
of NaOH. Nerve removed immediately after the death of the animal. 
Potential 
Differences 
x ic— 3 Daniell 
In terms of the original 
value as unity 
Nerve upon removal 
23-0 
I -oo 
(5) 
After 5 min. in '025 per cent. NaOH 
2 3-9 
1*04 
(10) 
Another 5 min. in '025 percent. NaOH 
267 
I-l6 
(15) 
55 55 J? 55 55 *'• 
22 - I 
0-96 
(20) 
55 55 55 55 55 • • • 
2 I '2 
0"92 
(25) 
55 55 55 55 55 
I7-0 
074 
(30) 
5> 55 55 55 55 ••• 
9-2 
G'-IO 
(3 5) 
55 55 55 55 55 »■• 
6-8 
0-3 r 
(b) The other nerve of the same animal removed one hour after death of the animal — 
Potential Differences 
x 10— 3 Daniell 
In terms of the 
original value as 
unity 
In terms of the 
original value of the 
first nerve as unity 
Nerve upon removal 
14-4 
I - oo 
0 - 62 
(5) After 5 min. in -025 per cent. NaOH ... 
2 3') 
166 
1*04 
(10) Another 5 min. in '02 5 per cent. NaOH . . . 
24/6 
1 70 
I-0 7 
(l 5 ) 55 -5 55 5 1 55 
22 I 
i*54 
0-96 
(20) „ ,, „ „ „ ... 
2 1 '2 
1 -47 
C92 
(2^) 55 5 5 55 55 5 5 '" 
I 6" I 
1 ■ 1 2 
070 
(3°) 55 55 55 55 55 
9"9 
o-68 
C-43 
