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Record Nr.

UNINA9910141387703321

Autore

Nordenström Jörgen

Titolo

The hunt for the parathyroids [[electronic resource] /] / Jörgen Nordenström

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

ISBN

1-118-34340-9

1-118-34337-9

1-283-64439-8

1-118-34339-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (162 p.)

Disciplina

616.4

616.4009

Soggetti

Parathyroid glands - Research - History

Parathyroid glands - Diseases

Endocrinology - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: Körteljakten. Stockholm : Karolinska Institutet University Press, c2009.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Hunt for the Parathyroids; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 Sandström' s discovery; Chapter 2 Unexpected problems; Chapter 3 The age of glorious discoveries; Chapter 4 A gland in search of a function; Chapter 5 The calcium connection; Chapter 6 Hormones and organotherapy; Chapter 7 The priority dispute; Chapter 8 Immortal patients; Chapter 9 A disease in disguise; Chapter 10 The elusive hormone; Chapter 11 The language of god; Chapter 12 The pharmacological paradox; References and notes; General references; Introduction; 1. Sandström's discovery

2. Unexpected problems3. The age of glorious discoveries; 4. A gland in search of a function; 5. The calcium connection; 6. Hormones and organotherapy; 7. The priority dispute; 8. Immortal patients; 9. A disease in disguise; 10. The elusive hormone; 11. The language of god; 12. The pharmacological paradox; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Hunt for the Parathyroid Gland is a part fact, part fiction overview



of the discovery of the parathyroid gland by a Swedish scientist in 1880.  The discovery of the parathyroid gland in humans in 1880 by an unknown Swedish medical student, Ivar Viktor Sandström, ended a 30 year search for its exact location within the human body, following its discovery in an Indian rhino 30 years before.   It is one of the most engaging and remarkable stories in the history of medicine.  This book offers a fascinating insight into its discovery.  Endocrinologists and ENT health professionals,