The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 1907, Vol. 133 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 1907, Vol. 133Not only is much of this process the result of chemistry, but the same force, through the vascular system, stimulates the glandular activity of the liver and pancreas. It has been shown that the introduction of chyme into the duodenum causes pancreatic secre tion by means of a product of the intestinal mucous membrane called secretin, when the pancreas has no connection with the body excepting its blood supply. The great protective agent in preventing self-digestion in the stomach is mucous, and this is apparently true of the entire gastrointestinal canal.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.