"More On Merde"

Perspect Biol Med. 2001 Fall;44(4):594-607

PubMed ID: 11600805
Document Type: Review


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More on merde

Lewin, R.A.

Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, 9500 Gilman Drive, San Diego, CA 92093-0202, United States


Abstract

Whereas food has always received much attention in conversation, commerce, and the literature, the subject of feces has been comparatively neglected. To fill this lacuna, a small book on comparative coprology was recently published (Lewin 1999). The present article aims to supplement this book with a review of overlooked or new items relating to biological and medical aspects of coprology, notably chemical and microbial components of human and animal feces, their uses as fertilizers, and a few other sociological impacts.




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Lewin, R.A.; Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, 9500 Gilman Drive, San Diego, CA 92093-0202, United States; email:rlewin@ucsd.edu
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Perspectives in Biology and Medicine
Volume 44, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 594-607