Atlas and epitome of human histology and microscopic anatomy / by Johannes Sobotta ; edited, with extensive additions, by G. Carl Huber.

  • Sobotta Johannes, 1869-1945.
Date:
1903
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Credit: Atlas and epitome of human histology and microscopic anatomy / by Johannes Sobotta ; edited, with extensive additions, by G. Carl Huber. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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