De Formato Foetu
work by Fabricius ab Aquapendente
Also known as: “On the Formation of the Fetus”
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- In Hieronymus Fabricius ab Aquapendente
Fabricius’ De Formato Foetu (1600; “On the Formation of the Fetus”), summarizing his investigations of the fetal development of many animals, including man, contained the first detailed description of the placenta and opened the field of comparative embryology. He also gave the first full account of…
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