Harvey Cushing - Papers Relating to the Pituitary Body, Hypothalamus and Parasympathetic Nervous System - 1932

Modern green leather binding with the title, publisher, and author in gold on the spine. The dust jacket (slightly crumpled) light green with the title, author, price, publisher, and place of edition on the front panel; title on the spine; on the back panel titles of some other books in the same series.

1 white sheet, vii, 234, [1], 1 white sheet

This work gathers four important articles and fundamental lectures for the birth of modern neuroendocrinology, which investigate the close relationships and interdependence between the pituitary gland, the hypothalamus, and the activation of the parasympathetic nervous system:
1. Neurohypophysial mechanisms from a clinical standpoint;
2. Posterior pituitary hormones and the parasympathetic nervous system;
3. The basophil adenomas of the pituitary body and their clinical manifestations (pituitary basophilism)
4. Peptic ulcer and the interbrain

Small printer's mark on the title page. Numerous illustrations, including color plates, throughout the volume. Double ex libris affixed to the flyleaf. Complete copy and internally in perfect condition.