The digestion and assimilation of fat in the human body : an epitome of laboratory notes on physiological and chemical experiments bearing on this subject / by H. Critchett Bartlett.

  • Bartlett, H. Critchett (Henry Critchett)
Date:
1877
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Credit: The digestion and assimilation of fat in the human body : an epitome of laboratory notes on physiological and chemical experiments bearing on this subject / by H. Critchett Bartlett. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    * CONTENTS. *o* PAGE Introduction ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 CHAPTER I. A Brief Account of the Circumstances, Experiments, and Considera¬ tions leading to what is believed to be an Elucidation of the Digestion and Absorption of Fatty Matters ... ... 9 Description of some of the Reactions and Functions of Pancreatic Fluid ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 Analytical Processes for the Separation of the Active Principles and other Components ... ... ... ... ... 14 The Fermentative Nature of the Pan creative Principles ... ... 19 The Emulsifying Power of the Pancreatic Fluid ... ... 22 The Manner in which a New Principle is thought to have been Detected and Confirmed ... ... ... ... ... 25 CHAPTER II. A Slight Sketch of the Physiology and Chemistry^ relating to the Preliminary Digestion of Fats ... ... ... ... 29 CHAPTER III. The Digestion of Fat in the Small Intestine ... ... ... 34 CHAPTER IV. Artificial Aids to the Digestion of Fat ... ... ... 40 ADDENDUM. Early Evidence of the Commencement of Wasting Diseases dis¬ covered by the Excretion of Soluble Eat ... ... ... 45