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. 1918 Sep 20;1(1):33–36. doi: 10.1085/jgp.1.1.33

FURTHER PROOF OF THE EXISTENCE OF A SPECIFIC TETANY-PRODUCING SUBSTANCE IN THE THYMUS GLAND

Eduard Uhlenhuth 1
PMCID: PMC2140285  PMID: 19871725

Abstract

The effect of the thymus gland in producing tetany is due to a specific tetany toxin produced by and contained in the thymus, and the thymus gland must be added to the group of glands for which the function of internal secretion has been demonstrated.

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