In this paper I formulate a theory which I hope will
harmonize a large number of clinical and experimental data,
supply an interpretation of certain diseases, and show by
what means many diverse causes produce the same end
effects.
Even should the theory prove ultimately to be true, it
will in the mean time doubtless be subjected to many alterations.
The specialized laboratory worker will, at first, fail
to see the broader clinical view, and the trained clinician may
hesitate to accept the laboratory findings. Our viewpoint
has been gained from a consideration of both lines of evidence
on rather a large scale.
The responsibility for the kinetic theory is assumed by
myself, while the responsibility for the experimental data is
shared fully by my associates, Dr. J. B. Austin, Dr. F. W.
Hitchings, Dr. H. G. Sloan, and Dr. M. L.
Menten.[2]
