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Ehrmann's test
Also known as:
Meltzer-Ehrmann reaction
Associated persons:
Rudolf Ehrmann
Samuel James Meltzer
Description:
Biological demonstration of adrenalin on frogs' eyes. Based on the fact that adrenalin elicits a maximum dilation of the pupil in frogs.
Bibliography:
- R. Ehrmann:
Über eine psykologische Wertbestimmung des Adrenalin und seinen Nachweis im Blut.
Archiv für experimentelle Patholgie und Pharmakologie, 1905, 53: 96-111.
- S. J. Meltzer, in:
American Journal of Physiology, Bethesda MD, 1904, 11: 28.
Samuel James Meltzer, German-American physiologist, 1851-1920.
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