Lawson Tait, His Life and Work
Year: 1923
Type: article
Abstract: The author's belief in the internal secretions of various organs leads him to extol the virtues of hepatic extract, renal extract, prostatic extract, gastric extract, myocardial extract and numerous others.Lung substance for example, is advised in abscess of the lung, empyema, suppurative hydatid cysts, and in tubercu-]osis; brain substance in functional nervous diseases and senile dementia.Opotherapy he believes to be a most valuable weapon in combating disease conditions and in preventing many senile degenerations.J. H. E.
Source: Annals of Surgery
Author: W. J. STEWART McKAY
Language: English
Subfield: History
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1982159903