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o history of endocrinology can be written without reference N to Sir Humphry Davy Rolleston, whose monumental study of the subject appeared in 1936 under the modest subtitle: The Endocrine Organs in Health and Disease with an Historical Review. It was based on the author's Fitzpatrick Lectures at the Royal College of Physicians of London in 1933 and 1934. The lectureship, which dates from 1901, is devoted to the History of Medicine. Rolleston's work as regards scholarship and delivery cannot be surpassed and will remain the solid basis for any further study. It is of interest to note that Rolleston gave the Fitzpatrick Lectures when he was 71 years of age and had his book published when he w...
A unique feature of this book is the focus on large, domestic animals. Previous editions were considered the "Bible" of reproductive physiology. It covers basic, large animal reproductive physiology, provides species-specific information and is suitable as a textbook for upper-division courses.
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Describes Cole's early life on a Wisconsin farm; graduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Minnesota; his career as professor and chairman of the Department of Animal Science at U.C. Davis; history of the department and its faculty; his research activities, including studies of the gonadotropins and factors effecting animal growth; his relations with the livestock industry.
First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.