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Zotterman, Touch, Tickle and Pain.

Zotterman, Touch, Tickle and Pain.

Zotterman, Yngve. Touch, Tickle and Pain. Two Volumes. Oxford and others, Pergamon Press, 1969. 22.7cm x 15.5cm. 269, 293 pages. Original Hardcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Yngve Zotterman (20 September 1898 in Vadstena – 13 March 1982 in Stockholm) was a Swedish neurophysiologist who received his medical training at the Karolinska Institute. He conducted pioneering studies on nerve conduction. He then worked on sensory function of skin, particularly related to pain and heat and neurochemistry of taste buds.

He was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences in 1949, and of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1953. (Wikipedia)

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Our price: EUR 60,-- 

Zotterman, Touch, Tickle and Pain
Zotterman, Touch, Tickle and Pain

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