British and Foreign Medical Review: Or Quarterly Journal of Practical Medicine and Surgery, Volume 171844 - Medicine |
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... according to the varying circumstances of the production of heat , in states of exertion or rest for instance ; or according to external temperature as determined by season , climate , the state of the atmosphere , and we may add ...
... according to the varying circumstances of the production of heat , in states of exertion or rest for instance ; or according to external temperature as determined by season , climate , the state of the atmosphere , and we may add ...
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... according to Scherer it is neither essential to hematosin nor ne- cessary to the colour of the blood . Its quantity is about two parts in the thousand , varying in individuals of different temperaments and in different states of health ...
... according to Scherer it is neither essential to hematosin nor ne- cessary to the colour of the blood . Its quantity is about two parts in the thousand , varying in individuals of different temperaments and in different states of health ...
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... according to Liebig , assimilate nitrogen from that source . We cannot undertake to settle this important question ; but the remark here suggests itself , that so long as it remains undetermined , one class of physiologists believing in ...
... according to Liebig , assimilate nitrogen from that source . We cannot undertake to settle this important question ; but the remark here suggests itself , that so long as it remains undetermined , one class of physiologists believing in ...
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... according to Liebig , the hydrogen of vegetable tissues is derived from it . Dr. Prout also appears to admit that such a power is occasionally exerted by animals , and either water or its elements are intimately concerned , as shown ...
... according to Liebig , the hydrogen of vegetable tissues is derived from it . Dr. Prout also appears to admit that such a power is occasionally exerted by animals , and either water or its elements are intimately concerned , as shown ...
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... According to Liebig , when in excess , under favorable circumstances , it contributes to the formation of fat , but is incapable of transformation into the azotized materials of blood . Both sugar and starch are easily digested in the ...
... According to Liebig , when in excess , under favorable circumstances , it contributes to the formation of fat , but is incapable of transformation into the azotized materials of blood . Both sugar and starch are easily digested in the ...
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