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Die Morphologie der Missbildungen des Menschen und der Thiere. Ein Lehrbuch für morphologen, physiologen, praktische Ärzte und Studierende. 3 vols. in 6 parts, plus supplements.

Publication Details

Jena: Gustav Fischer, 1906 CE–1960 CE.

The first volume is an important contribution to general teratology, including a good history of the topic, and enunciating Schwalbe’s “teratogenic termination period”, the guiding principle for estimating the timing of teratogenic events. Volume 2 (1907) covers diploteratology. Volume 3 on individual malformations appeared in 3 parts between 1909 and 1937. Posthumous volumes were edited by Georg B. Gruber beginning in 1927. Vol. 3: Supplement, edited by G. Gruber in 1960.

Thematic Classifications

Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#534.7
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/138
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLdie-morphologie-der-missbildungen-des-menschen-und-der-thiere

Geographic Context

Publication place: Jena