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An induction shock results in a contraction or fails to do so according to its strength; if it does so at all, it produces in the muscle at that time the maximal contraction that can result from stimuli of any strength.

Henry Pickering Bowditch

Henry Pickering Bowditch

Henry Pickering Bowditch

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Born: April 4, 1840

Died: March 13, 1911 (aged 70)

Bio: Henry Pickering Bowditch was an American soldier, physician, physiologist, and dean of the Harvard Medical School. Following his teacher Carl Ludwig, he promoted the training of medical practitioners in a context of physiological research.

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