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On the reduction and oxidation of the colouring matter of the blood.

Publication Details

Proc. roy. Soc. (Lond.), 13, 355-64. 1863 CE–1864 CE.

Discovery that oxygen can be removed from hemoglobin by reducing agents.

Thematic Classifications

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Entry Number#872
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/843
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLon-the-reduction-and-oxidation-of-the-colouring-matter-of-the-blood