HISTNEUR-L: The History of Neuroscience Internet Forum

nerve

• Date:   Wed, 11 Feb 2004 10:37:12 -0500
• To:   histneur-l@library.ucla.edu
• From:   Joel Vilensky <vilensk@ipfw.edu>
• Subject:   nerve
• Message-ID:   s02a05db.055@gw.ipfw.edu

List Members:

Can anyone verify for me that the vagus nerve was referred to as the
"pneumogastric" nerve in the late 19th century. I'm guessing at this
but it makes sense. If I'm wrong, please tell me.

Thanks.

Joel A. Vilensky, Ph.D.
Indiana University

vilensk@ipfw.edu