Niels Stensen and the Discovery of the Parotid Duct

Niels Stensen was a renowned Danish scientist, theologian and Catholic bishop. Stensen's early career was devoted to anatomy and it is in this discipline that he made many important contributions. His method in anatomy was rooted in systematic observations based on meticulously executed dissect...

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Autor principal: Strkalj,Goran
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Publicado: Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía 2013
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spelling oai:scielo:S0717-950220130004000552014-02-18Niels Stensen and the Discovery of the Parotid DuctStrkalj,Goran Niels Stensen History of anatomy Parotid duct Scientific discovery Niels Stensen was a renowned Danish scientist, theologian and Catholic bishop. Stensen's early career was devoted to anatomy and it is in this discipline that he made many important contributions. His method in anatomy was rooted in systematic observations based on meticulously executed dissections of human and animal cadavers, as well as experiments on animals. His first important discovery in the field of anatomy, which is the main focus of this paper, was the discovery of the parotid duct. The discovery brought Stensen recognition and fame but only after a controversy in which he was accused of plagiarism by his mentor Gerard Blaes. Although still in an early stage of his career Stensen dealt with the accusation masterfully, producing further research which confirmed him as the discoverer of the parotid duct.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Chilena de AnatomíaInternational Journal of Morphology v.31 n.4 20132013-12-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022013000400055en10.4067/S0717-95022013000400055
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topic Niels Stensen
History of anatomy
Parotid duct
Scientific discovery
spellingShingle Niels Stensen
History of anatomy
Parotid duct
Scientific discovery
Strkalj,Goran
Niels Stensen and the Discovery of the Parotid Duct
description Niels Stensen was a renowned Danish scientist, theologian and Catholic bishop. Stensen's early career was devoted to anatomy and it is in this discipline that he made many important contributions. His method in anatomy was rooted in systematic observations based on meticulously executed dissections of human and animal cadavers, as well as experiments on animals. His first important discovery in the field of anatomy, which is the main focus of this paper, was the discovery of the parotid duct. The discovery brought Stensen recognition and fame but only after a controversy in which he was accused of plagiarism by his mentor Gerard Blaes. Although still in an early stage of his career Stensen dealt with the accusation masterfully, producing further research which confirmed him as the discoverer of the parotid duct.
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title Niels Stensen and the Discovery of the Parotid Duct
title_short Niels Stensen and the Discovery of the Parotid Duct
title_full Niels Stensen and the Discovery of the Parotid Duct
title_fullStr Niels Stensen and the Discovery of the Parotid Duct
title_full_unstemmed Niels Stensen and the Discovery of the Parotid Duct
title_sort niels stensen and the discovery of the parotid duct
publisher Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía
publishDate 2013
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