Article1 January 1935GASTRIC DIGESTIONA SIMPLE VISUAL TEST, AND IN VITRO STUDIES*M. B. LEVIN, M.D., S. RAFFEL, Sc.D.M. B. LEVIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, S. RAFFEL, Sc.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-8-7-865 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptUntil we arrive at a stage where foods may be concentrated and sufficiently predigested to allow of administration to human beings in very small quantities, studies of digestion will continue to be of extreme importance. Protein digestion is the outstanding function of the stomach, but the uncertainty and incompleteness of our knowledge concerning gastric function are attested to by the variety and multiplicity of tests for evaluating gastric digestion. These are familiar to everyone interested in gastrointestinal function, and do not need reiteration.Some years ago, it became apparent to the senior author that the usual clinical methods of evaluating...Bibliography1. SCHMIDT A: The examination of the function of the intestines by means of the test diet, its application in medical practice and its diagnostic and therapeutic value, 1906, F. A. Davis Co., Philadelphia. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. HOWELL WH: Textbook of physiology, 11th edition, 1930, W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, p. 793. Google Scholar3. ABDERHALDENMEYER EO: Über den Nachweis von aktivem Pepsin im Darminhalt mittels Elastin, Ztschr. f. physiol. Chem., 1911, lxxiv, 67-100. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. MUNK I: Resorption, Ergebn. d. Physiol., 1902, i, Part 1, 296-329. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. ANONYMOUS: Editorial on nutrition, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1934, cii, 47. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Baltimore, Maryland*Received for publication May 20, 1934. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byTherapy of gastro-duodenal ulcerationsPeptic ulcer therapy 1 January 1935Volume 8, Issue 7Page: 865-874KeywordsDigestionFoodProteolysisStomach Issue Published: 1 January 1935 PDF downloadLoading ...