VULPIAN, (EDME FÉLIX ALFRED). - DISCOVERY OF ADRENALINE.

Note sur quelques réactions propres à la substance des capsules surrénales.

(Paris, Mallet-Bachelier, 1856). 4to. No wrappers. In: "Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de L'Academie des Sciences", Tome 43, No 13. Pp. (637-) 672. (Entire issue offered). Vulpian's paper: pp. 663-665.

First appearance of the paper in which Vulpian described his discovery of adrenaline in the adrenal medulla. Vulpian established that the medulla synthesised a substance that was liberated into the blood circulation. This substance was later identified as adrenaline.

Garrison & Morton No. 1141.

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