Gaspare Aselli’s discovery of lacteals
https://doi.org/10.31146/1682-8658-ecg-204-8-206-210
Abstract
Article is dedicated to the 400th anniversary of the discovery of lacteals by the Italian surgeon and anatomist Gaspare Aselli (1581-1626). The author's translation of a fragment of Aselli's original text "De lactibus sive lacteis venis quarto vasorum mesaraicorum genere novo invento" with a description of the circumstances of the discovery is provided. A brief biographical note of the scientist is given.
About the Authors
S. A. Kutia
V. I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
N. G. Nikolaeva
Kazan State Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
E. E. Zvereva
V. I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
T. A. Fominykh
V. I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
A. P. D’Yachenko
V. I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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For citations:
Kutia S.A., Nikolaeva N.G., Zvereva E.E., Fominykh T.A., D’Yachenko A.P. Gaspare Aselli’s discovery of lacteals. Experimental and Clinical Gastroenterology. 2022;(8):206-210. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31146/1682-8658-ecg-204-8-206-210
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