American Medicine, Volume 34American-Medicine Publishing Company, 1928 |
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Page 12
... nature of Wöhler's discovery of a method for the artificial synthesis of urea . From urea to thyroxin and possibly in- sulin , the line is straight , tho the time elapsed is measured in generations of man . Thyroxin may be the more ...
... nature of Wöhler's discovery of a method for the artificial synthesis of urea . From urea to thyroxin and possibly in- sulin , the line is straight , tho the time elapsed is measured in generations of man . Thyroxin may be the more ...
Page 37
... natural conductor substance manufactured in the body . The antidote to excessive dis- persion , as well as to excessive dehydration , is hydration , an action executed by hydrator substances , of which insulin is an example and the natural ...
... natural conductor substance manufactured in the body . The antidote to excessive dis- persion , as well as to excessive dehydration , is hydration , an action executed by hydrator substances , of which insulin is an example and the natural ...
Page 38
... nature of tetany ; ( 3 ) the nature of the so - called " calcium me- tabolism " ; ( 4 ) the clinical conditions allied to tetany ; ( 5 ) the clinical conditions in which para - thor - mone is indicated other than those occurring after ...
... nature of tetany ; ( 3 ) the nature of the so - called " calcium me- tabolism " ; ( 4 ) the clinical conditions allied to tetany ; ( 5 ) the clinical conditions in which para - thor - mone is indicated other than those occurring after ...
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... Nature of Tetany Tetany is the name given to the condition characterized by tonic spasms of muscles associated with a heightened mechanical and electrical excitability of the peripheral nerves . Tetany is usually divided into three ...
... Nature of Tetany Tetany is the name given to the condition characterized by tonic spasms of muscles associated with a heightened mechanical and electrical excitability of the peripheral nerves . Tetany is usually divided into three ...
Page 41
... nature of the chemical substances has not yet been worked out , but it is certain that there are many which are in no way related to guanidine . Tetany following removal of the para- thyroid glands , or strumiprivous tetany , is ...
... nature of the chemical substances has not yet been worked out , but it is certain that there are many which are in no way related to guanidine . Tetany following removal of the para- thyroid glands , or strumiprivous tetany , is ...
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