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Toxic Pathogenesis of Bronchial Asthma by IG is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This document discusses the hypothesis that asthma is caused by intestinal toxins. The author conducted experiments with guinea pigs and rabbits to test whether a specific toxin originating in the intestines could cause bronchial spasm similar to muscarin. The author was able to isolate a toxin, betaimidazolylethylamin, from intestinal mucosa and feces that caused contraction of the bronchioles and uterus upon injection, supporting the hypothesis. Some specimens of feces did not contain the toxin, suggestin

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IG

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