Claude Bernard and Animal Chemistry : The Emergence of a Scientist

Contents Illustrations Foreword Preface I. Chemists, Physiologists, the Problem of Nutrition II. Paris and Giessen at Odds III. The Debate over the Source of Animal Fat IV. The French Chemists on the Defensive V. The Persistence of Jean-Baptiste Boussingault VI. Origins of Claude Bernard’s Research in Animal Chemistry VII. The Investigation of Digestion, 1750–1830 VIII. The Pepsin Theory IX. French Investigations of Digestion X. Bernard’s First Theory of Gastric Digestion XI. Bernard and Barreswil in a Busy Field XII. Scientific Imagination Confronted by Experimental Complexity XIII. Herbivorous and Carnivorous Nutrition–a Success amid Further Setbacks XIV. Claude Bernard and Louis Mialhe XV. A New Look at Old Projects XVI. The Persistence of Claude Bernard XVII. The Pancreatic Juice: “A Different Field of Activity” XVIII. The Search for Sugar XIX. The Source of Sugar in Animals XX. Conclusion Appendices. Abbreviations Used in Bibliography and Notes. Bibliography. Notes. Index Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Appendix E ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE BIBLIOGRAPHY AND NOTES Bibliography Notes Index