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An experimental inquiry into the principles of nutrition, and the digestive process.
Publication Details
Philadelphia: Eaken & Mecum, 1803 CE.
Young, one of the first American experimental physiologists, showed the solvent principle in the gastric juice to be an acid, but wrongly inferred that it was phosphoric acid. He also deduced the association and synchrony between gastric juice and saliva. Reprinted, Urbana, Ill., 1959.
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Thematic Classifications
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
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| Entry Number | #982 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/630 |
| Author Bio Link | American Medical Biographies ↗ |
| External URL | an-experimental-inquiry-into-the-principles-of-nutrition-and-the-digestive-process |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Philadelphia