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The physiological effects of extracts of the suprarenal capsules.

SHARPEY-SCHAFER, Sir Edward Albert (1850 – 1935) Wikipedia

OLIVER, George (1841 – 1915) Wikipedia

Publication Details

J. Physiol. (Lond.), 18, 230-76. 1895 CE.

These workers demonstrated the existence of a pressor substance (adrenaline) in the adrenal medulla. Preliminary communications regarding the above appeared in the proceedings of the Physiological Society, J. Physiol., 1894,16, p. i-v; 1895,17, p. ix-xiv.

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Immunology & Dermatology

Thematic Classifications

Ductless Glands: Internal Secretion › Adrenals

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