Historical Tidbit: Charles Henry Fagge (June 6, 1838 to 1883) and Endemic Cretinism Submitted by Alan D. Rogol, MD, Ph.D. Fagge, an assistant physician at Guy’s…
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Historical Tidbit: Sir Victor Alexander Haden Horsley (1857 to 1916) and Myxoedema Submitted by Alan D. Rogol, MD, Ph.D. Horsley, a surgeon, professor and superintendent of…
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Edward Schäfer (aka Sharpey-Schäfer) June 2, 1850 to March 29, 1935 and Endocrine Physiology Submitted by Alan D. Rogol, MD, Ph.D. Edward Schäfer took on the…
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Historical Tidbit: Téophile de Bordeu (1722-1776) Submitted by Alan Rogol, MD Incretory Activity and the Foundations of Endocrinology Théophile de Bordeu, a physician at the Court…
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Arnold Adolph Berthold (1803-1861) Testis Transplantation and the Regain of Male Sexual Characteristics and Behaviors Submitted by Alan Rogol In 1849 Berthold transplanted testes from roosters…
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Friedrich Wöhler (July 31, 1800 to September 3, 1882) and the Synthesis of Urea Submitted by Alan Rogol, MD Friedrich Wöhler was a German chemist who…
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The Somatomedin and Dual Effector Theories of Growth Hormone Action Submitted by Alan D. Rogol, M.D., Ph.D. The somatomedin hypothesis stated that the uptake of sulfate…
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Historical Tidbit: Robert T. Morris (1857-1945) and Human Ovarian Transplantation Submitted by Alan D. Rogol, M.D., Ph.D. Robert Morris was an exceptional surgeon in New York…
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Historical Tidbit: Paracelsus (1493-1541). A Man for All Seasons Submitted by Alan D. Rogol, M.D., Ph.D. Paracelsus, born Philippus Aureolus Theophrastue Bombastus von Hoenheim was a…
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Historical Tidbit: Jan Wolff (b. April 25, 1925) and Israel L. Chaikoff (b. July 2, 1902)—the Wolff-Chaikoff Effect Submitted by Alan D. Rogol, M.D., Ph.D. Wolff…
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