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William Bayliss
Physiologist

William Bayliss

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Discovering secretin with Ernest Starling.

Secretin

Born
2 May 1860
Birthplace
Wednesbury, England
Died
27 August 1924

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William Bayliss

William Bayliss was an English physiologist whose experiments helped establish chemical communication between organs.

Early life

Education

Began medicine at University College London before moving to physiology studies at Oxford.

Career

  1. 1888

    University College London

    Returned as a research assistant.

  2. 1890

    Starling collaboration

    Began work on cardiac electrical activity.

  3. 1897

    Gut physiology

    Turned to the control of intestinal movement.

Contributions

Secretin

With Starling, identified an intestinal chemical that stimulates pancreatic secretion.

Beyond work

Family and science

Married Starling’s sister Gertrude and hosted gatherings of the Physiological Society.

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