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Abhandlungen zur Bildungs-und Entwicklungs-Geschichte der Menschen und der Thiere. 2 pts.

Leipzig: F. C. W. Vogel, 1832 –1833.

Rathke’s most notable discovery was of structures homologous with gill slits in bird and mammalian embryos. He discredited the vertebral theory of the skull.

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Entry Number#480
Permanent Linkhttps://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/1377
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External URLabhandlungen-zur-bildungsund-entwicklungsgeschichte-der-menschen-und-der-thiere-2-pts

Geographic Context

Publication place: Leipzig