Brain Chemistry and the French Connection, 1791-1841
1995; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 45; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1212/wnl.45.3.604-a
ISSN1526-632X
Tópico(s)Various Chemistry Research Topics
ResumoBrain Chemistry and the French Connection, 1791-1841: An Account of the Chemical Analyses of the Human Brain by Thouret (1791), Fourcroy (1793), Vauquelin (1811), Couerbe (1834), and Fremy (1841): A Second Sourcebook in the History of Neurochemistry by DONALD B. TOWER, 330 pp., ill., New York, Raven Press, 1994. $69.00 This mid-sized book compiles five essays by early French chemists who contributed in varying ways to the understanding of the chemical composition of the brain. The scientists are Thouret, Fourcroy, Vauquelin, Couerbe, and Fremy. The author has written a prologue and an epilogue to set the stage and try to place the works in a context beyond the chosen 50 …
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