Galvanism

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific theory
gptkbp:application gptkb:medicine
electrotherapy
muscle stimulation
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Voltaic_electricity
gptkbp:defines the contraction of a muscle that is stimulated by an electric current
gptkbp:field biology
electricity
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1780s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Galvanism
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Mary_Shelley's_Frankenstein
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Luigi_Galvani
gptkbp:originatedIn experiments by Luigi Galvani
gptkbp:relatedTo bioelectricity
electrophysiology
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Luigi_Galvani
gptkb:Alessandro_Volta
gptkbp:usedIn early studies of nerve and muscle function
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Creature
gptkb:The_Monster
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6