| Pfluger's law | A given segment of a nerve is irritated by the development of catelectrotonus and the disappearance of anelectrotonus, but the reverse does not hold; i.e., excitation occurs at the cathode when the circuit is closed and at the anode when it is opened. Synonym: Pfluger's law. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Pfluger, Eduard | <person> German anatomist and physiologist, 1829-1910. See: Pfluger's law. (05 Mar 2000) |