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Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), X-ray
Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) X-rayed on to full plate X-ray film and then digitally false-coloured. Foxgloves are a source of digitoxin and digoxin extracts which form the basis of the drug digitalis. Digitalis is used to control abnormal rhythms of the heart (cardiac arrhythmias) and heart failure, and works by increasing the intensity of heart muscle contractions. Overdosing on digitalis or ing…
Creator
- Chris Thorn xrayartdesign.co.uk
Subject
- Foxglove
- Drug development
- Cardiac
- Heartbeat
- Poison
- Garden
- Lifestyle
- Petal
- Toxic
- Purple
- Garden
Creator
- Chris Thorn xrayartdesign.co.uk
Subject
- Foxglove
- Drug development
- Cardiac
- Heartbeat
- Poison
- Garden
- Lifestyle
- Petal
- Toxic
- Purple
- Garden
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Rights
- Credit: Chris Thorn xrayartdesign.co.uk
Source
- B0009321
Identifier
- B0009321
- x955k3bc
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-06-09T12:04:16.117Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-06-09T12:04:16.117Z