| Autor: |
Kopeloff, Nicholas, Kopeloff, Lillian |
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| Zdroj: |
New Republic; 7/19/22, Vol. 31 Issue 398, p209-212, 4p |
| Abstrakt: |
Presents information to sift fact from fancy in the literature dealing with the glands of internal secretion. Description of the position of the glands in the human body; Function of each of these glands to introduce into the blood stream a specific substance which exerts its influence on the body in such a way as to establish an equilibrium and promote health; Details of the history of scientific investigation into the true nature of the activity of glands; Recognition of the thyroid gland as the chief agent in maintaining the equilibrium of the human organism, especially with regard to the delicate balance between the different endocrine organs; Uncertainty of the exact function of the thymus gland; Mention of monkey gland grafts, and the Steinach "operations." |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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