| 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) |
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| Ludwig's nerve | <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) |
| 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) |
| Edinger, Ludwig | <person> German anatomist, 1855-1918. See: Edinger-Westphal nucleus. (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) |