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What milestone in the study of the endocrine system occurred in 200 B.C.?
What milestone in the study of the endocrine system occurred in 200 B.C.?
The Chinese began isolating sex and pituitary hormones from human urine and using them for medicinal purposes.
Who observed the increase of blood sugar, coma, and eventual death after the surgical removal of the pancreas in 1889?
Who observed the increase of blood sugar, coma, and eventual death after the surgical removal of the pancreas in 1889?
Joseph von Mering and Oskar Minkowski.
What experiment did William Bayliss and Ernest Starling perform in 1902 related to the pancreas?
What experiment did William Bayliss and Ernest Starling perform in 1902 related to the pancreas?
They observed that acid instilled into the duodenum causes the pancreas to begin secretion, even after they had removed all nervous connections between the two organs.
What was Otto Loewi's discovery in 1921 related to the endocrine system?
What was Otto Loewi's discovery in 1921 related to the endocrine system?
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Who was the first person with diabetes to receive insulin, and in what year?
Who was the first person with diabetes to receive insulin, and in what year?
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Who observed that surgically removing the pancreas results in an increase of blood sugar, followed by a coma and eventual death?
Who observed that surgically removing the pancreas results in an increase of blood sugar, followed by a coma and eventual death?
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What milestone in the study of the endocrine system involved the discovery of neurohormones by incubating a frog's heart in a saline bath?
What milestone in the study of the endocrine system involved the discovery of neurohormones by incubating a frog's heart in a saline bath?
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In what year did Leonard Thompson, at age 14, become the first person with diabetes to receive insulin?
In what year did Leonard Thompson, at age 14, become the first person with diabetes to receive insulin?
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What did the Chinese begin isolating from human urine for medicinal purposes around 200 B.C.?
What did the Chinese begin isolating from human urine for medicinal purposes around 200 B.C.?
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Who performed an experiment in which they observed that acid instilled into the duodenum causes the pancreas to begin secretion, even after removing all nervous connections between the two organs?
Who performed an experiment in which they observed that acid instilled into the duodenum causes the pancreas to begin secretion, even after removing all nervous connections between the two organs?
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