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Previous investigation of this product has been confined principally to its antiseptic and toxic action. The present work aims mainly at the migration, fate and changes of the drug in the body. This is important since formaldehyd has been recommended in tuberculosis and sepsis, and its compounds are extensively used in therapeutics.The disinfectant action of formaldehyd was first noted by Loew;1 the first extensive work with it was reported almost simultaneously by Trillat2 and Aronson,3 though as early as 1888, Trillat made a note of the antiseptic action of formaldehyd on the urine. The studies of these investigators related mainly to its action on bacteria, higher animals being mentioned only incidentally. A most exhaustive study of its antiseptic and germicidal effect has been published by Anderson,4 who also gives the literature.The action of formaldehyd on higher animals was fully studied by Fischer.5 His |
