Stokes M A
University Department of Surgery, Auckland Hospital, New Zealand.
Aust N Z J Surg. 1991 Mar;61(3):229-32. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1991.tb07597.x.
Antoine Lavoisier has been called the father of modern chemistry. From a medical point of view, he introduced the study of respiration and metabolism and so founded biochemistry. With his experiments, our knowledge of how the body works made immense strides forward. Two hundred years ago, he wrote his last authentic and untouched account of his views on respiration, in a letter to Joseph Black in Edinburgh. This opportunity has been taken to briefly review this work and the life of a man who did much to improve our understanding of ourselves.
安托万·拉瓦锡被誉为现代化学之父。从医学角度来看，他引入了对呼吸和新陈代谢的研究，从而创立了生物化学。通过他的实验，我们对人体运作方式的认识有了巨大的进步。两百年前，他在写给爱丁堡的约瑟夫·布莱克的一封信中，写下了他关于呼吸观点的最后一篇真实且未被改动的记述。借此机会，我们简要回顾一下这项工作以及这位为增进我们对自身的理解做出诸多贡献的人物的生平。
