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On researches intended to promote an improved chemical identification of diseases.

Publication Details

10th Rep. Med. Offr. Privy Council. With appendix, London. 1867 CE; 1868 CE.

Discovery of the first porphyrin, hematoporphyrin (p. 227). Hematoporphyrin has also been used as an antidepressant and antipsychotic since the 1920s,

Thematic Classifications

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Entry Number#3914.1
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/5328
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLon-researches-intended-to-promote-an-improved-chemical-identification-of-diseases