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WHILE engaged in studying certain phases of the toxieity of chloral hydrate to the organism, we have made some observations regarding its urinary elimination in normal and liver-damaged dogs which promises to offer a great deal of information regarding one of the most important functions of the liver, namely, its function of detoxication.
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MUKERJI, B., GHOSE, R. Elimination of Administered Chloral Hydrate in the Urine as a Test for Liver Function. Nature 144, 112–113 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/144112a0
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