Open AccessOn the history of discovery of ductus parotideus
Author(s) -
С А Кутя,
Elena Razumovskaia
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
èksperimentalʹnaâ i kliničeskaâ gastroènterologiâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1682-8658
DOI - 10.31146/1682-8658-ecg-174-2-105-109
Subject(s) - medicine , duct (anatomy) , classics , anatomy , history
An article provides author’s translation from Latin of Niels Stensen’s letter to his teacher Thomas Bartholin, describing circumstances of Stensen’s discovery of parotid duct as well as vicissitudes of recognition of his priority but not Gerard Blaes’ one, who credited himself discovery of ductus parotideus. Brief data on Niels Stensen’s life is given, his contribution to medicine and geology is described.