Gustave-Édouard Laguesse (23 April 1861 – 6 November 1927) was a French pathologist and histologist born in Dijon.
In 1885 he received his medical doctorate in Paris and from 1891 performed scientific research in Lille. In 1896 he became a professor of histology. [1]
Laguesse is remembered for his histopathological work involving the pancreas. In 1893 he named the small cellular clusters of the pancreas the " Islets of Langerhans", in honor of their discoverer Paul Langerhans (1847-1888). At the time of its discovery, Langerhans provided an excellent description of the structures, but offered no further conclusions as to their function. [2] Laguesse postulated that the Islets of Langerhans produced secretions that played a regulatory role in digestion. Laguesse's research was considered a major step on the path of discovery of a new hormone in the early days of endocrinology.
Written works
- Le grain de sécrétion interne dans le pancréas (1899)
- Sur la variabilité du tissu endocrine dans la pancréas (1899)
- Substance amorphe et lamelles du tissu conjonctif lâche (1904)
References
- ^ [1] Patrimoine Hospitalier Dunord
- ^ Langerhans, Paul @ NDB/ADB Deutsche Biographie
- Biography of Édouard Laguesse (in French)
- Open Library (list of publications)
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Gustave-Édouard Laguesse (23 April 1861 – 6 November 1927) was a French pathologist and histologist born in Dijon.
In 1885 he received his medical doctorate in Paris and from 1891 performed scientific research in Lille. In 1896 he became a professor of histology. [1]
Laguesse is remembered for his histopathological work involving the pancreas. In 1893 he named the small cellular clusters of the pancreas the " Islets of Langerhans", in honor of their discoverer Paul Langerhans (1847-1888). At the time of its discovery, Langerhans provided an excellent description of the structures, but offered no further conclusions as to their function. [2] Laguesse postulated that the Islets of Langerhans produced secretions that played a regulatory role in digestion. Laguesse's research was considered a major step on the path of discovery of a new hormone in the early days of endocrinology.
Written works
- Le grain de sécrétion interne dans le pancréas (1899)
- Sur la variabilité du tissu endocrine dans la pancréas (1899)
- Substance amorphe et lamelles du tissu conjonctif lâche (1904)
References
- ^ [1] Patrimoine Hospitalier Dunord
- ^ Langerhans, Paul @ NDB/ADB Deutsche Biographie
- Biography of Édouard Laguesse (in French)
- Open Library (list of publications)
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