03485nam 2200673Ia 450 991083067020332120230801224402.01-118-34340-91-118-34337-91-283-64439-81-118-34339-5(CKB)2670000000246809(EBL)1031825(OCoLC)813232818(SSID)ssj0000718970(PQKBManifestationID)11488565(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000718970(PQKBWorkID)10753022(PQKB)10327272(OCoLC)815471450(MiAaPQ)EBC1031825(MiAaPQ)EBC4034423(Au-PeEL)EBL4034423(CaPaEBR)ebr11109781(CaONFJC)MIL395689(OCoLC)813398041(EXLCZ)99267000000024680920120814d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe hunt for the parathyroids[electronic resource] /Jörgen Nordenström1st ed.Chichester, West Sussex Wiley-Blackwell20121 online resource (162 p.)Originally published: Körteljakten. Stockholm : Karolinska Institutet University Press, c2009.1-118-29969-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 discovery2. 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 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,Parathyroid glandsResearchHistoryParathyroid glandsDiseasesEndocrinologyHistoryParathyroid glandsResearchHistory.Parathyroid glandsDiseases.EndocrinologyHistory.616.4616.4009Nordenström Jörgen888975MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910830670203321The hunt for the parathyroids4020309UNINA