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By Horace W. Davenport. 414 pp. New York, Oxford University Press, 1992. $75. ISBN 0-19-507393-2.

It is refreshing to find a book whose preface warns readers of the book's limitations. The author points out that he has restricted his review to studies of gastric physiology performed in the period between 1777 and 1975. He states that "some readers may think I have unduly emphasized my own work." Finally, he acknowledges that he has limited the review to studies in humans, dogs, cats, and frogs. With these admissions in mind, the reader will be treated to a comprehensive review of the early history of gastric physiology.

The fundamental studies that delineated the relative roles of the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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