In 1902 they showed that dilute hydrochloric acid mixed with partly digested food activates a chemical in the duodenum that they called secretin, because it stimulates secretion of pancreatic juice.

• 1902年他们证明稀盐酸与未完全消化的食物混合，可启动十二指肠上皮细胞中的一种叫做分泌素的化学物质，因为这一过程刺激了胰液分泌。