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Unpublished paper, 'Some observations on the chemistry of the contents of the alimentary tract under various conditions; and on the influence of the bacteria present in them' by A [Alexander] Lockhart Gillespie

Reference number: AP/73/10

Date: 1897

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Gillespie presents details of experiments which were designed for the purpose of investigating the grosser chemical changes which occur in the intestinal trad, and the nature and influence of the micro-organisms present in the contents after the ingestion of different kinds of food or after the administration of certain drugs. He examines the reaction of the contents of the alimentary tract in its various parts, the bodies to which this reaction is due, the amount of chlorine present and the nature of its combinations.

Annotations in pencil and ink throughout.

Subject: Physiology / Gastroenterology

Received 18 May 1897. Read 17 June 1897. Communicated by J G [John Gray] McKendrick.

Whilst the Royal Society declined to publish this paper in full, an abstract of the paper was published in volume 62 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'Some observations on the chemistry of the contents of the alimentary tract under various conditions; and on the influence of the bacteria present in them'.

Reference number
AP/73/10
Earliest possible date
1897
Physical description
Ink and graphite pencil on paper
Page extent
103 pages
Format
Typescript

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Alexander Lockhart Gillespie

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Alexander Lockhart Gillespie, Unpublished paper, 'Some observations on the chemistry of the contents of the alimentary tract under various conditions; and on the influence of the bacteria present in them' by A [Alexander] Lockhart Gillespie, 1897, AP/73/10, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_73_10/unpublished-paper-some-observations-on-the-chemistry-of-the-contents-of-the-alimentary-tract-under-various-conditions-and-on-the-influence-of-the-bacteria-present-in-them-by-a-alexander-lockhart-gillespie, accessed on 16 January 2025

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