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Observations were made on the changes in pH of the duodenal content of dogs following various diets before and after draining the bile to the outside of the body. The results indicate that the loss of bile did not significantly alter the pH of the duodenal content under the conditions of these experiments.
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Abstract of thesis submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of the University of Minnesota in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of M. S. in Surgery.
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McRoberts, J.W. The reaction of the duodenal content after exclusion of bile from the duodenum. American Journal of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition 2, 293–294 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03000808
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03000808