Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 1827

FERDINAND KEBER (1816-1871) Mikroskopische Untersuchungen über die Porosität der Körper. In Kommission bei den Gebrüdern Bornträger 1854 xvi, 183 pp., 2 plates. 26.6 cm.

Keber's discovery of the micropyle, the minute opening in the ovum membrane by which sperm enter, may certainly be regarded as a major achievement in reproductive physiology. His work was supported by the eminent British embryologist, Martin Barry (1802-1855), who confirmed Keber's observations in a letter printed in this report of his research.

Gift of John Martin, M.D.