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...Corners gives some elementary account of the endocrine system. He differentiates between the various methods of "youthifying," i. e., vasectomy combined with vasoliga-ture (the Steinach operation), the implantation of tissue from gonads of other human beings or from animals (Voronoffs operation), the application of X-rays (useful with women), Kammerer's suggested methods of stimulation by electrical heat. He devotes some chapters to Steinach's rat experiments, as well as to numerous human cases from Lichtenstern, Schmidt, Chetwood (American urologist). Useful appendices are a glossary of technical terms in Steinach literature...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Rejuvenation | 12/10/1923 | See Source »

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