Thus the heart-beat may be but an instance of rhythmic catalysis, since both produce the same phenomena, movement, chemical action, and periodic currents.
"The Mechanism of Life"
Stéphane Leduc
This I have done by showing that catalysis is only one instance of the general law of the transformation of potential into kinetic energy, viz.
"The Mechanism of Life"
Stéphane Leduc
With thyroid is introduced the trick of catalysis, or the speeding up of the vital chemical reactions, through the agency of an intermediate which accelerates the process.
"The Glands Regulating Personality"
Louis Berman, M.D.