Dr. Thomas Addison 1795-1860: Agitating the Whole Medical World

by Margaret R. O'Leary, MD

Overview

Dr. Thomas Addison (1795–1860): Agitating the Whole Medical World presents Dr. Addison’s life story, considers his reception during his lifetime, and recognizes his profound contributions to modern medicine. Dr. Addison weathered five years of scorching criticism from peers for asserting that the adrenal glands were essential to life and that diseased adrenal glands could darken a white person’s skin to mulatto hues. History validated his discoveries, which led other investigators to isolate and identify epinephrine, the adrenocortical steroids, and even vitamin B12.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781491707715
Publisher:	iUniverse, Incorporated
Publication date:	11/15/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	318
File size:	3 MB