| Unacknowledged contributions of Pavlov and Barcroft to Cannon's theory of homeostasis. | |
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PMID: 18675307 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Cannon's theory of homeostasis is the first, major, American contribution to physiological thought. Although it is clear that Cannon's account of homeostasis is personal and based primarily on the work of his laboratory, Cannon made it easy for readers to mistake his 1929 paper and 1932 book for a comprehensive review of the literature relevant to homeostasis. This is unfortunate because Cannon never acknowledged the important contributions of two of his contemporaries, Ivan Pavlov and Joseph Barcroft. Since he did not mention them, their contributions are rarely discussed. This paper attempts to correct this historical problem in two ways. First, I describe the unacknowledged contributions of Pavlov and Barcroft. Then I consider the possible reasons why Cannon ignored them. |
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Authors:
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Gerard P Smith |
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Type: Biography; Historical Article; Journal Article Date: 2008-07-12 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Appetite Volume: 51 ISSN: 0195-6663 ISO Abbreviation: Appetite Publication Date: 2008 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-09-05 Completed Date: 2009-01-23 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8006808 Medline TA: Appetite Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 428-32 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, Payne Whitney Westchester, New York Presbyterian Hospital, White Plains, NY 10605, USA. gpsmith@med.cornell.edu |
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Animals Energy Metabolism / physiology Great Britain History, 20th Century Homeostasis / physiology* Humans Physiological Phenomena Physiology / history* Psychophysiology / history Russia |
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Personal Name Subject:
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Ivan P Pavlov; Joseph Barcroft |
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