Open AccessVladimir Dilman?theorist and practitioner in the field of endocrinology (90th birth anniversary)
Author(s) -
Lev Michailovich Bershtein,
Берштейн Лев Михайлович
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
saharnyj diabet
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.155
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2072-0378
pISSN - 2072-0351
DOI - 10.14341/dm2015296-98
Subject(s) - diabetology , cornerstone , biography , medicine , classics , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus , art history , history , archaeology
Vladimir Dilman ? an internationally renowned endocrinologist, oncologist, and gerontologist whose name is firmly entrenched into the history of medical science. The eve of his 90th birth anniversary is a particularly appropriate time to remember the achievements of Vladimir Dilman. Prof. Dilman predicted what has become a cornerstone of modern theories of origin of many chronic age-associated diseases, highlighting the role of the increase of hypothalamic sensitivity to the inhibitory action of peripheral hormones in the development of main non-communicable diseases. The appreciation of the principal works of V. M. Dilman and his scientific biography not only increases our understanding of this subject, but provides a stimulus to independent research by younger generations and experienced specialists in the field of me. dical science and . practice, including e. ndocrinology and diabetology.