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An office procedure for the rapid estimation of pepsin and its clinical significance

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The American Journal of Digestive Diseases

An Erratum to this article was published on 01 August 1937

Summary

1. This method is simple, accurate and rapid. It can easily be used as an office procedure.

2. It is extremely sensitive, as small amounts of pepsin may be detected.

3. Peptic activity apparently seems to run parallel to HCl secretion in all cases except those in the Achylia group.

4. In Achylia gastrica, it seems that pepsinogen or pepsin is still secreted despite the fact that HCl is not present.

5. Meat usually produces a definite increase in peptic activity in all groups except the achylias.

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  1. New York City

    Harry Barowsky M.D., Henry Tauber Ph.D. & Israel S. Kleiner Ph.D.

  2. the Research Department of The McLeod Infirmary, Florence, S. C.

    Henry Tauber Ph.D.

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  1. Harry Barowsky M.D.
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From the Departments of Gastro-Enterology and of Physiology and Biochemistry, New York Medical College and Flower Hospital, New York City.

An erratum to this article is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02999974.

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Barowsky, H., Tauber, H. & Kleiner, I.S. An office procedure for the rapid estimation of pepsin and its clinical significance. American Journal of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition 4, 229–231 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02999903

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