LEURET, François || LASSAIGNE, Jean-Louis. Recherches physiologiques et chimiques pour servir à l'histoire de la digestion. 1825.
LEURET, François || LASSAIGNE, Jean-Louis.
Recherches physiologiques et chimiques pour servir à l'histoire de la digestion.
Paris, Madame Huzard, 1825.
12mo (194x121 mm), (6)-228 pages, 16 of catag's editor and 1 folding table. binding : Modern full cloth, flat spine, title in gilt on lettering-piece.
First edition.
François Leuret (1797-1851) and Jean-Louis Lassaigne (1800-1859) highlight for the first time that the contact of an acid product with the mucosa of the duodenum triggers pancreatic secretion in dogs.
In addition, this book is known for the error made about the nature of acid in gastric juice, which is not lactic but hydrochloric (based on researches by Prout and Tiedmann).
Price : 200 €