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 Sandstrom, 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, both in clinical
practice and researchers, as well as anyone with an interest in the
history of medicine, will find this a fascinating insight into one
of the 19th century's key medical discoveries.
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