title: ANESTHESIA IN ACID AND ALKALINE SOLUTIONS.
abstract: The action of distilled water in producing anesthesia (loss of response to electrical stimulation) in Nitella is hastened by the addition of acid and alkali and retarded by the addition of calcium. The loss of irritability is fully reversible.
authors.affiliation: Laboratories of The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Osterhout
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Hill