The Brinkley operation / by J.R. Brinkley.

  • John R. Brinkley
Date:
[1922]
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: The Brinkley operation / by J.R. Brinkley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    AUTHOR’S PREFACE It is gratifying to know that public interest in my work demands a new book on the subject of Gland Transplantation. The present book is written in clear and unambiguous style, concen¬ trating attention particularly upon what is known now as “The Brinkley Operation,” merely glanc¬ ing at the vast subject of Endocrinology in gen¬ eral. We are moving rapidly forward. Five years ago, when I made the first successful transplanta¬ tion of goat-glands into a human being, the first successful operation of its kind in the history of the race, the possibility of its success was a matter for general derision. It is a deep pleasure to me to know that I have made good in such a radical departure from the accepted teachings of the Regular School of Medicine. As a medical student I was taught that the tissues from a lower species of animal could not be successfully transplanted into a higher animal, or one of a different species. When I began my experimental operations I was skeptical and doubtful of good results, and many times was tempted to give up ihe work. Gradually, however, the percentage of success, even in these early cases, convinced me that I was on the right track, and that sooner or later a way would certainly be found by which all cases would respond favorably to this unique operation.
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