Rejuvenation By Grafting : Testicular Grafting from Monkey to Man : Medical 1925

Rejuvenation by Grafting

By Dr. Serge Voronoff

Translation Edited By Fred. F. Imianitoff, B. a.,

With Thirty-Eight Illustrations

Published by George Allen & Unwin, London, 1925. First Edition. Hardback book, cloth binding, 8vo, Pp. 224. Illustrated with 38 plates. With several appendices, followed by a synopsis of each chapter.

First edition in English of the celebrated Russian-born physiologist's study on testicular grafting from monkey to man. The study is based on 52 operations, of which one was a human transplant. Voronoff reports an 88% success rate from the point of view of the patient's post-op physical and mental state, and a 65% success rate when physical, mental and sexual considerations are considered.Voronoff (1861-1951) was director of the Laboratoire de Chirurgie Experimentale at the College de France; early in his career (1896 and 1910) he worked in Egypt studying eunuchs for the developmental effects caused by castration. Studying under Alexis Carrel, Voronoff became accomplished at transplantation, which remained the focus of his life's work.

CONDITION
A good copy. The cloth binding is good with even sun-fading to the spine. Alll contents present and pages good throughout. No names or writing to the book. Overall a good copy of this uncommon book.

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