Letter to Professor Macleod 22/06/1926
Minkowski, O. (Oskar) 1858-1931
Breslau
22 VI 26 [i.e. June 22, 1926]
1 p. ; 21 x 16 cm.
Autograph letter signed by O. Minkowski. Letter thanking Macleod for sending him a copy of 'The Carbohydrate Metabolism and Insulin' and for citing his own work in the text.
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MS. COLL. 241 (Best) Box 52, Folder 21 Title based on content of letter. In 1889 Minkowski discovered that dogs developed symptoms of diabetes after undergoing a pancreatectomy. This discovery lead Minkowski to postulate that an internal secretion of the pancreas contained an “antidiabetic” substance.
Macleod, J. J. R. (John James Rickard), 1876-1935Pancreatic extracts - Research before 1921Insulin - Other discoverers