trueta josep alfred barclay kenneth (2 Ergebnisse)

8vo. xix, [1], 187, [1] pp. 83 figs., index. Blue gilt-stamped cloth; heavily rubbed at extremities. Bookplate of Yale Medical Library (withdrawn). Book review tipped-in at rear. First edition. ?In studying the anurias which follow injury, especially crushing injuries and burns, Trueta's team demonstrated that both the processes of filtration and of re-absorption are subject to nervous control, leading to the development of a more rational therapy for these conditions.? - Garrison and Morton 1245. / Of Barclay: ?When in 1936 Cambridge University decided to abolish all diplomas Barclay transferred his allegiance to Oxford as a lecturer in the Nuffield Institute for Medical Research. Here he co-operated with a team which included K. J. Franklin, Sir Joseph Barcroft, J. Trueta, P. M. Daniel and M. M. L. Prichard, in a series of brilliant researches.? / ?He studied the method of dust excretion from the lungs and the mechanism of closure of the ductus arteriosus in the foetal sheep by cine-radiography. In 1945 he described, in collaboration with Franklin, Trueta, Daniel and Prichard, the vascular shunt in the kidney, whereby, in response to various stimuli, the renal blood flow is diverted from its normal course through the cortex and short-circuited through the subcortical plexus to the renal veins.? - Royal College of Physicians.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Unnamed (illustrator). First edition. A first edition copy of this fascinating medical study of renal circulation; copiously illustrated throughout and in the publisher's original price-clipped dustwrapper. Featuring the following ink inscription to the half title page with "To Diana, A Small Offering from Peter, July 1947" which is assumed to be by Peter Daniel, one of the contributors. "THis is the fuller account, promised in The Lancet of August 17, 1946, of the authors' discoveries, together with relevant anatomical data, explanations of various pathological findings, and a contribution to ideas on hypertension. The book is profusely illustrated, and interest anatomists, physiologists, pathologists, radiologists and clinicians." from the dust jacket. In a full cloth binding with gilt title to spine and original price-clipped dustwrapper. The binding is tight and firm and both covers are firmly attached. There is some very mild wear to the extremities including some slight bumping tot he corners and top and tail of the spine. The dust jacket has some handling marks and is worn to the edges. The spine is sunned and is torn slightly at the bottom and is torn and becoming detached at the top. It has been price clipped. Internally the book is clean and bright throughout apart from the very occasional mild spot. Very Good Indeed. book.