[The importance of the works of I. P. Razenkov for the development of clinical gastroenterology].

Clinical implications of I. P. Razenkov's studies are reviewed. The clinical significance of I. P. Razenkov's conclusions on the relationship between nervous and humoral regulation of digestive organs, on the role of the intestinal phase of gastric secretion, relationships between the activities of various digestive organs, and between their structure and function, as well as the relationship between different digestive functions, is discussed. I. P. Razenkov's contribution to the development of dietology is also demonstrated.