Rudolph virchow and cellular pathology
2000; Wiley; Volume: 23; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1002/clc.4960230717
ISSN1932-8737
Autores Tópico(s)Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications
ResumoIn the mid-nineteenth century, the fundamental role of the "sick cell" as the essence of all diseases was not known.This concept had to await intrcduction until the renowned German physician and pathologist Rudolph Virchow published his masterpiece Cellular Pathology as Based upon Physiological and Pathological Histology.He wrote that the cell is "the ultimate irreducible form of every living element, and . . .from it emanate all the activities of life both in health and in sickness."He was to become one of the most important physicians of his time.His influence in medicine was to be felt for many years.Utilizing data from the multiple dissections he performed throughout the years, Virchow derived a general theory of the disease processes and subsequently fought for its acceptance. Life and Medical CareerRudolph Ludwig Carl Vichow (Fig. 1) was born on October 13,1821, in Schivelbein, Pomerania.In 1838 he won a scholarship to study medicine at the Friedrich-Wilhelms Institute in Berlin and received his medical degree in 1843.'During medical school, Vichow was inspired by the work of Johannes Peter Miiller, whose researches in physiology were leading to important new advances in studies of microscopic and pathologic anatomy.After graduation, Virchow became an intern at Berlin's Charit6 Hospital, a very important
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