Chart showing sugar levels in blood and urine for dog 410

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Title: Chart showing sugar levels in blood and urine for dog 410
Author: Banting, Frederick Grant, Sir, 1891-1941
Place: [Toronto]
Date: July 27-31 1921
Physical Description: 1 sheet ; 24 x 53 cm.
Scope and Content: Chart plots blood sugar, weight, urine sugar levels, volume of urine, and glucose to nitrogen ratios (axis x) over time (axis y)for Dog 410. Times of injections and amount of extract given are noted. The chart shows that on July 30, the dog was injected with pancreatic extract and the blood sugar level fell immediately.
Digital ID: insulin:M10003
Note(s): MS. COLL. 76 (Banting) Mapcase
Title based on contents of chart.
This experiment was the first time pancreatic extract was successfully injected into a diabetic dog.
Subject(s): Dog 410
Insulin - Early experiments
Dogs as laboratory animals
Related Item(s) (URI): https://insulin.library.utoronto.ca/islandora/object/insulin:N10014
https://insulin.library.utoronto.ca/islandora/object/insulin:L10027