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Gall-Bladder Contraction and Evacuation Caused by the Hormone "Cholecystokinin", 1929

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Scope and Contents

Warning: graphic content of surgical operations on research dogs.

A silent black and white film detailing gallbladder reaction to injections of cholecystokinin. Apparatus for measuring gallbladder pressure used to record pressure movements in research dogs. Diagrams and close-up photography detail use of apparatus. Three research dogs given injections and observed through photography and x-ray, all subjects show gallbladder evacuation. Human subject with pericholecystitis also shown evacuating after being given three injections at ten-minute intervals.

Arranged by A. C. Ivy with the assistance of G. E. Drewyer and J. Sacks, Northwestern University. This film was made possible by a grant from the Petrolagar Laboratories, Chicago, Illinois.

Dates

  • 1929

Creator

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Conditions Governing Use

Use is restricted due to ethical concerns. The Galter Library Access Review Board grants or denies patron use through an application and review process. Contact Galter Library to apply.

Extent

1 Reels : 15:36 minutes, black & white, silent, acetate base ; 16mm, 413 ft.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

See accession record 2018-18-061.

Processing Information

Date was determined through research in the National Library of Medicine Audiovisuals Catalog, 1988.

Repository Details

Part of the Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center Repository

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