Author: LOEWI, O.
Title: Collection of 11 off-prints on pharmacology and physiology, dated 1899-1917. Some author's presentation copies. Collection of 11 off-prints on pharmacology and physiology, dated 1899-1917. Some, author's copies.
Description: Leipzig, Graz, Bonn ea., Vogel, Hirschfeld, Strauss e.a., 1899. - 1917. 11 publications. sm 4to. All are offprints in pr. wr. in 1 modern marbled paper portfolio. Cont. a.o. 1) 'Ueber Eiweissynthese im Tierkörper (1902). 2) 'Ueber eine neue Funktion des Pankreas und ihre Beziehung zum Diabetes melites'. (1908). 3) 'Zur Frage nach der Bildung von Zucker aus Fett'. (1901)... DSB VIII, 451/7:'...his most influential work fell into...protein and carbohydrate metabolism:...Other major interests were the pharmacology and the physiology of the kidney...; 1) 'His greatest contribution to metabolism studies, dealing with protein synthesis in the animal body, appeared as early as 1902. Since no one had previously been able to maintain nitrogen balance in animals by feeding them with the degradation products of protein in place of the protein itself, it was supposed that aninmals were incapable of protein synthesis. This work established Loewi's early reputation and greatly influenced later work in nutrition, including perhaps that of Fr. Gowland Hopkins...': G & M 3644: 'Loewi's pancreatic function test'. Complete list of titles on request.

Keywords: history medicine Pancreas proteins carbon hydrates copy Doos121 Euro