| Edinger, Ludwig | <person> German anatomist, 1855-1918. See: Edinger-Westphal nucleus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Edinger-Westphal nucleus | A small group of preganglionic parasympathetic motor neurons in the midline near the rostral pole of the oculomotor nucleus of the midbrain; the axons of these motor neurons leave the brain with the oculomotor nerve and synapse on the cells of the ciliary ganglion which in turn innervate the sphincter muscle of the pupil and ciliary muscle. Destruction of this nucleus or its efferent fibres causes maximal paralytic dilation of the pupil; also demonstrated to project fibres to lower levels of the brainstem and all spinal levels. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Aschoff, Karl Ludwig | <person> German pathologist, 1866-1942. See: Aschoff bodies, Aschoff nodules, node of Aschoff and Tawara, Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses, Aschoff cell. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bandl, Ludwig | <person> German obstetrician, 1842-1892. See: Bandl's ring. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Binswanger, Otto Ludwig | <person> German neurologist, 1852-1929. See: Binswanger's disease, Binswanger's encephalopathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bruns, Ludwig von | <person> German neurologist, 1858-1916. See: Bruns ataxia, Bruns' nystagmus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Mauthner, Ludwig | <person> Austrian ophthalmologist, 1840-1894. See: Mauthner's cell, Mauthner's sheath, Mauthner's test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Pick, Ludwig | <person> German physician, 1868-1935. See: Pick cell, Pick's tubular adenoma, Niemann-Pick cell, Niemann-Pick disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Weil, Ludwig | <person> German dentist, 1849-1895. See: Weil's basal layer, Weil's basal zone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Wilhelmy, Ludwig | <person> German scientist, 1812-1864. See: Wilhelmy balance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Halberstaedter, Ludwig | <person> German physician, 1876-1949. See: Halberstaedter-Prowazek bodies. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Stieda, Ludwig | <person> German anatomist, 1837-1918. See: Stieda's process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| depressor nerve of Ludwig | <anatomy, nerve> A branch of the vagus which ends in the aortic arch and base of the heart; composed entirely of afferent fibres; its stimulation elicits a brainstem reflex which causes slowing of the heart, dilation of the peripheral vessels, and a fall in blood pressure. Synonym: Cyon's nerve, depressor nerve of Ludwig, Ludwig's nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Jacobson, Ludwig | <person> Danish anatomist, 1783-1843. See: Jacobson's anastomosis, Jacobson's canal, Jacobson's cartilage, Jacobson's nerve, Jacobson's organ, Jacobson's plexus, Jacobson's reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Turck, Ludwig | <person> Austrian neurologist, 1810-1868. See: Turck's bundle, Turck's column, Turck's degeneration, Turck's tract. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Klinger-Ludwig acid-thionin stain | <technique> For sex chromatin, a method using a preliminary acid treatment on buccal smears, prior to staining with buffered thionin, to differentiate Barr body. (05 Mar 2000) |