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Science 12 July 1963:
Vol. 141. no. 3576, pp. 174 - 175
DOI: 10.1126/science.141.3576.174
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Gastric Content of Fasted Primates: A Survey

David A. Brodie 1 and Richard W. Marshall 1

1 Merck Institute for Therapeutic Research, West Point, Pennsylvania

The acidity of the gastric contents of fasted members of seven families of primates was measured, and no relationship was found between acid concentration and phylogenetic development; in general, however, gastric acidity was higher in New World monkeys than in Old World monkeys. The administration of histamine increased gastric acidity.

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