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BERTHOLD, Arnold Adolph (1803 – 1861)

BERTHOLD, Arnold Adolph (1803 – 1861)

1803 – 1861

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1849 CE

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Transplantation der Hoden.

BERTHOLD, Arnold Adolph (1803 – 1861)
BERTHOLD, Arnold Adolph (1803 – 1861)

Berthold showed that transplantation of a cock’s testes to another part of the body prevented atrophy of the comb, the usual sequel to castration. He was thus the first to prove the existence of an internal secr…