Lectures on pathology : (delivered in the United States, 1924) / by Ludwig Aschoff.

  • Aschoff, L. (Ludwig), 1866-1942.
Date:
1924
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Credit: Lectures on pathology : (delivered in the United States, 1924) / by Ludwig Aschoff. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    RETICULO-ENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM^ You have conferred upon me the honor of inviting me to deliver the Janeway lectures this year. In spite of the many misgivings and difficulties which confronted me I accepted the invitation gladly because I felt I was returning to a circle of friends. Although I did not know personally the great clinician in whose memory these lectures are given, I had the pleasure of meeting his son during my last visit to New York. Well do I remember the interesting discussion which we had concerning the problem of the arteriosclerotic contracted kidney and its diverse modes of development. I have been requested to address you concerning the reticulo-endothelial system. I consented reluctantly, because the question of the independence of this system and its func- tion is still so disputed and its domain is so closely related to almost all the problems of anatomy, hematology, pathology of metabolism, pharmacotherapy and even tumor formation, that there is danger either of overstepping the boundaries or of drawing the fine too close. What I can present is only a provisional classification, an effort to show the relationship of this system to the various fields of medicine. If I feave open large gaps, touch upon some of the questions but lightly, and record too much that is undetermined, I must beg you to bear in mind the insufficiency of our present state of knowledge concerning this system and its functions. But I hope to be able to show you that we have already collected sufficient data to permit us to speak of a special system. At any rate, as the author of the name, I feel the responsibility of justifying the conception which it is intended to convey, and shall endeavor to present briefly my reasons for holding this view. ^ Edward G. Janeway Lecture.