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924 entries match Physiology & Embryology [G07 / G02.149]

2008

#11792

Milestones in the history of aphasia: Theories and protagonists.

2009

#10189

The imperial laboratory: Experimental physiology and clinical medicine in Post-Crimean Russia.

2009

#14082

Icons of life: A cultural history of human embryos.

"Icons of Life tells the ... story of ... the Carnegie Institution of Washington's project to collect thousands of embryos for scientific study. Lynn M. Morgan blends social analysis, sleuthing, and humor to trace the…

2010

#14275

Piezo1 and Piezo2 are essential components of distinct mechanically activated cation channels.

Patapoutian and colleagues characterized the PIEZO1, PIEZO2, and TRPM8 receptors that detect pressure, menthol, and temperature. With Mathur, J.; Schmidt, M.; Earley, T. J.; Ranade, S.; Petrus, M. J.; Dubin, A. E. See…

2011

#6843

The shocking history of electric fishes: From ancient epochs to the birth of modern neurophysiology.

The first comprehensive history of this subject.

2012

#8257

Galen: On problematical movements. Edited with introduction and commentary by Vivian Nutton, with an edition of the Arabic version by Gerrit Bos.

2012

#12143

The evolution of the human placenta.

Chapter one is "The history of placental investigations."

2012

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Historische phonetische Geräte. Katalog der historischen akustisch-phonetischen Sammlung (HAPS) der Technischen Universität Dresden. Erster Teil.

2013

#8697

The rise of fetal and neonatal physiology: Basic science to clinical care.

2013

#11582

Kenelm Digby's Two Treatises, edited with an introduction by Paul. S. MacDonald.

2013

#13230

A history of psycholinguistics: The Pre-Chomsky Era.

2014

#7289

The complete genome sequence of a Neanderthal from the Altai Mountains.

First complete sequence of a Neanderthal genome. With more than 20 co-authors. In 2022 Pääbo was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for his discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and hu…

2014

#10629

The Pelvis: Structure, gender and society.

"This book offers a critical review of the pelvic sciences—past, present and future—from an anatomical and physiological perspective....The book starts with a “construction plan” of the pelvis and shows its structural…

2014

#13692

Past scents: Historical perspectives on smell.

2015

#7781

Essays on the history of respiratory physiology.

2015

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NOBEL LECTURE: Discovery of Artemisinin - A gift from traditional Chinese medicine to the world.

In 1972 Tu Youyou discovered Artemisinin, the standard treatment worldwide for P. falciparum malaria as well as malaria due to other species of Plasmodium. Artemisinin is extracted from Artemisia annua (sweet wormwood…

2017

#9712

Normality. A critical genealogy.

Perhaps the first study of the history of the "normal" in medicine. Traces the concept of normal to French anatomical and physiological discourse in the 1820s and 1830s, and its dissemination in modern culture through…

2017

#10754

Infertility in early modern England.

2017

#12626

A cultural history of medical vitalism in Enlightenment Montpellier.

"One of the key themes of the Enlightenment was the search for universal laws and truths that would help illuminate the workings of the universe. It is in such attitudes that we trace the origins of modern science and…

2018

#10696

In-vitro fertilization: The pioneers' history. Edited by Gabor Kovacs, Peter Brinsden and Alan DeCherney.

Thirty-two chapters devoted to all aspects and some key moments in the history of IVF, together with histories of the development of the science around the world.

2018

#10946

The emergence of Zika virus and its new clinical syndromes.

Order of authorship in the original publication: Pierson, Diamond. Analyzes, and documents with 147 references, the variety of new clinical syndromes, including fetal / in utero effects, caused by the Zika virus. Also…

2018

#14146

Cloning of Macaque monkeys by somatic cell nuclear transfer.

The authors at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai reported the first cloning of a non-human primate. Full text available from cell.com at this link. Order of authorship in the original publication: Liu, Cai..…

2018

#14352

Structure and distribution of an unrecognized interstitium in human tissues.

The authors described "the anatomy and histology of a previously unrecognized, though widespread, macroscopic, fluid-filled space within and between tissues, a novel expansion and specification of the concept of the h…

2020

#12627

Appetite and its discontents: Science, medicine, and the urge to eat, 1750-1850.