Historical Bibliography Updated: January 12, 2022

The internal secretion of the pancreas.

BANTING, Sir Frederick Grant (1891 – 1941) Wikipedia

BEST, Charles Herbert (1899 – 1978) Wikipedia

Publication Details

J. Lab. clin. Med., 7, 251-66. 1921 CE–1922 CE.

This paper reports the isolation of insulin. An extract from the pancreas of a dog, removed after ligation of the excretory duct, was found to exercise a reducing influence on the percentage of sugar in the blood. Digital facsimile from insulin.library.utoronto.ca at this link.

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Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Thematic Classifications

Ductless Glands: Internal Secretion › Pancreas HEPATOLOGY Metabolism & Metabolic Disorders › Diabetes

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External URL	the-internal-secretion-of-the-pancreas-1921