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Observations sur l’urine humaine.

Publication Details

J. Méd. Chir Pharm., 40, 451-68. 1773 CE.

Discovery of urea, independently of Boerhaave. Rouelle isolated urea as the alcohol-soluble substance from urine. He was the first to present proof of the high nitrogen content of urea.

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Entry Number#667
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/544
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLobservations-sur-lurine-humaine