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Observations on the thyroid gland, with notes on the same subject by Sir Astley Cooper.

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Guy’s Hosp. Rep., 1, 429-56. 1836 CE.

King, sometimes referred to as the “father of endocrinology”, antici-pated the endocrine action of the thyroid.

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Entry Number#1126
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