Hall, M. S.,

Diabetes through the ages [electronic resource] / Michael Hall. - London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2013. - 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (46 min.) : color, sound). - Diabetes in perspective, 2056-452X . - Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Diabetes in perspective. .

Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration. Title from title frames.

Contents: Searching for the cause of diabetes -- Diabetes in 19th century -- The islet cells in the pancreas -- Edouard Laguesse -- Oscar Minkoski and J. von Mering -- Sir Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer -- Eugene Opie -- George Ludwig Zuelzer -- Ernest Lyman Scott -- Nicolae Paulescu -- J.J.R. Macleod, C. H. Best and F. G. Banting: their research and story of discovering insulin -- James B. Collip -- Leonard Thompson -- Manufacturing insulin -- The famous case Elizabeth Hughes -- Insulin around the world -- Dr. R. D. Lawrence -- Dr. Ernesto Roma -- Life for a child programme.

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

3534 Henry Stewart Talks


Diabetes--Biography.
Diabetes--History.
Insulin--History.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1--biography.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1--history.
Drug Discovery--history.
Insulin--history.
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