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Vitamins

Description

English and Spanish drafts of chapter "The Science of Vitamins. Introduction: The Bases of Vitaminology. Doctrine of Casimir Funk". Reprints of Funk's articles "Studies on beri-beri. The probable role of vitamines in the process of digestion and utilisation of food" (1913) and "The Antiberiberi Vitamine" (1921)

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
Undated
Call number
mssFunk Collection
Creator
Funk, Casimir (1884-1967)(Opens in new tab)
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Associated people
Harrow, Benjamin, (1888-1970.)
Funk, Ian C., (1915-1999.)
Associated organizations
U.S. Vitamin Corporation.
Funk Foundation.
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