The hunt for the parathyroids / / Jorgen Nordenstrom

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911019751603321
• Autore: Nordenstrom Jorgen
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, West Sussex, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012
• ISBN: 9781118343401; 1118343409; 9781118343371; 1118343379; 9781283644396; 1283644398; 9781118343395; 1118343395
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (162 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.4
• Soggetti: Parathyroid glands - Research - History; Parathyroid glands - Diseases; Endocrinology - History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Originally published: Korteljakten. 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,