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J. S. Edkins : "The Chemical Mechanism of Gastric Secre- 

 tion" (Journal of Physiology, volume 34, page 133, 

 1906). 

 Extracts of the lining of the stomach cause an increased 



formation of gastric juice. 



H. Gushing: The Pituitary Body and Its Disorders (J. B. 

 Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, 1912). 

 A classic on the subject. 



E. C. Kendall: "The Isolation of the Iodine Compound 

 Which Occurs in the Thyroid" (Journal of Biological 

 Chemistry , volume 39, page 125, 1919). 

 The isolation of "thyroxin," the active principle of the 



thyroid gland. 



