Edinburgh Medical School Publications
Edinburgh Medical School is one of two schools at the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine at the University of Edinburgh. The Edinburgh Medical School integrates research and teaching across our three Deaneries: Biomedical Sciences, Clinical Sciences and Molecular,Genetic and Population Health Sciences.
This collection contains only a small subset of the full research produced by the Medical School. A comprehensive listing of current research produced by the Edinburgh Medical School can be found on the Edinburgh Research Explorer.
Recent Submissions
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Cerebral involvement in head injury. A study based on the examination of two hundred cases
(The University of Edinburgh, 1932)It is difficult to summarise the points which have been discussed in this thesis. The study of the two hundred cases dealt with has provided a large mass of material for investigation, of which only certain aspects ... -
Hereditary influence
(The University of Edinburgh, 1858) -
On puerperal hemorrahage
(The University of Edinburgh, 1854) -
"Spontaneous evolution": or a compound torsion, doubling and expulsion of the body of the child in shoulder presentation
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Observations on the toxic fractions of scarlatinal streptococci
(The University of Edinburgh, 1935)1. Among a series of strains of haemolytic streptococci from thirty -five cases of scarlatina in the first week of illness, fourteen were found to correspond with one or other of Griffith's serological types I, II, III and IV. -
Some therapeutic aspects of advanced cardiac failure
(The University of Edinburgh, 1926)1. Oxygen therapy: indications principles and methods. By H. WHITRIDGE DAVIES and A. RAE GILCHRIST. Reprinted from the Edinburgh Medical Journal, May 1925. || 2. Novasurol: a new diuretic. By A. R. GILCHRIST. ... -
Observations on some dangers incident to infant life; also the description, treatment & results of a case of imperforate rectum
(The University of Edinburgh, 1878) -
The etiology of internal aneurism and its treatment by iodide of potassium and galvano-puncture: with illustrative cases
(The University of Edinburgh, 1877) -
An investigation into the histological structure of the skin in smallpox of man
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On the reflex theory of nervous action
(The University of Edinburgh, 1862) -
The action of alcohol in health and disease
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Acute pleurisy
(The University of Edinburgh, 1861) -
On the anatomy of the sympathetic system of nerves: with a few remarks on some points of its physiology & probable pathology
(The University of Edinburgh, 1859) -
Notes and comments on a case of angina pectoris
(The University of Edinburgh, 1907)A not infrequent warning of an approaching circulatory climax is a state of restlessness with mental activity and sense of well- being; an accentuation of this condition may give rise to mental aberrations as previously ... -
Development of a Dendritic Cell based Vaccine for the Immunotherapy of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia
(The University of Edinburgh, 2008)22 patients with de novo or relapsed Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) were recruited into a Phase I/II clinical trial aimed at vaccinating with autologous Dendritic-like Leukemia Cells (DLLC) once in complete remission. At ... -
Spatial epidemiology of indicators of male reproductive health in Scotland
(The University of Edinburgh, 2005)BACKGROUND In recent years there are a number of reports showing a deterioration in male reproductive health, i.e. diminished semen quality and increases in the incidence of testicular cancer and the congenital malformations ... -
Lipid-lowering therapy in calcific aortic stenosis
(The University of Edinburgh, 2008)BACKGROUND Calcific aortic stenosis is the commonest valvular heart condition seen in the western world and appears to be the result of an active inflammatory process closely resembling atherosclerosis. 1 hypothesised ... -
Bacteriological study of infantile gastro-enteritis with special reference to certain serological types of bacillus coli
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Neuroendocrine regulation of hypothalamo-pituitary function in the fetus
(The University of Edinburgh, 1996)During fetal development there is a progressive maturation of the hypothalamo- pituitary- adrenal (HPA) axis which is responsible for co- ordinated fetal maturation and the onset of birth. The aim of this thesis is to ... -
Association of optic neuritis and atrophy, with diseases of the brain and spinal cord
(The University of Edinburgh, 1898)