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I. FRACTIONAL GASTRIC ANALYSIS

JOSEPH FELSEN, M.D.

Arch Intern Med. 1924;34(2):147-160.

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The frequency of gastric symptoms in epilepsy occurring either as an aura or as a more or less continuous indescribable feeling of distress in the epigastric region prompted the following investigation. Our efforts were limited to a study of the gastric secretion and no attempt was made to supplement this work with roentgenologic examinations.

Physiology of the Gastric Secretion.

—Normal gastric juice obtained from the human stomach free from impurities is a thin, colorless liquid, strongly acid in reaction. The chief constituents are hydrochloric acid and enzymes, pepsin, rennin and possibly lipase. The free acid in gastric secretion is acid which is largely dissociated with the production of a corresponding amount of free hydrogen ions. The combined acid is that which is bound with the protein material of the gastric juice. The gastric juice is secreted by tubular glands imbedded in the mucous membrane of the stomach. The mouths of . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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Footnotes
The studies described in this and subsequent papers were made at the U. S. Veterans' Hospital No. 81, Bronx, New York City. Published through the courtesy of Gen. Frank T. Hines.

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