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SO far as can be ascertained there is no information about the enzymes secreted by the horse's small intestine. Since a pony with a Thiry–Vella loop in the middle of the ileum was available1 the opportunity was taken to determine whether the enzymes present in man and dogs were present in the horse. The juice was obtained by gently rubbing the mucosa with a rubber catheter. Juice thus obtained was, on occasion, slightly contaminated with blood. However, the enzymic activity of such samples did not differ from the uncontaminated.
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ALEXANDER, F., CHOWDHURY, A. Enzymes in the Ileal Juice of the Horse. Nature 181, 190 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/181190a0
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