Mechanism, experiment, disease : Marcello Malpighi and seventeenth-century anatomy - Bertoloni Meli, Domenico; ebrary, Inc. (Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011)
The new anatomy, the lungs, and respiration -- Epidemic fevers and the challenge to Galenism -- The anatomy of the brain and of the sensory organs -- The glandular structure of the viscera -- Fat, blood, and the body's organization -- The structure of glands and the problem of secretion -- The challenge of insects -- Generation and the formation of the chick in the egg -- The anatomy of plants -- The fortunes of Malpighi's mechanistic anatomy -- From the new anatomy to pathology and therapy -- Medical consultations.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Keywords: Malpighi, Marcello, -- 1628-1694.; Anatomists -- Italy -- Biography; Anatomy -- History -- 17th century; Microscopy -- History -- 17th century; Electronic books