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Charles Robert Richet (1850-1935)
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the physiology of nerve and muscle,
respiration, body temperature regulation, liver function, and
dietetics. In 1885 he found that a small centre within the brain
responding to bacterial toxins and foreign proteins was responsible for
the accompanying fever. In 1888 he demonstrated that animals injected with bacteria developed antibodies and in 1890 he was the first to
employ serum therapy.
His most important work began in 1901. Richet joined a marine
exploration with Paul Jones Portier (1866-1962), a professor of
comparative physiology at the University of Paris. The exploration was
led by Albert I of Monaco, a specialist in oceanography. Their
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