Jean Fernel | |
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| Born | 1497 |
| Died | 26 April 1558 |
| Nationality | French |
| Other names | Ioannes Fernelius |
| Academic background | |
| Influences | Galen |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Medicine |
| Institutions | University of Paris |
| Notable students | Andreas Vesalius[1] |
Jean François Fernel (Latinized as Ioannes Fernelius; 1497 – 26 April 1558)[2][3] was a French physician who introduced the term "physiology" to describe the study of the body's function.[4] He was the first person to describe the spinal canal. The lunar crater Fernelius is named after him.
Fernel suggested that taste buds are sensitive to fat, an idea which research in the early 21st century proved to be correct.[5][6]
- ^ Charles Donald O'Malley, Andreas Vesalius of Brussels, 1514-1564, University of California Press, 1964, p. 47.
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Fernel, Jean François". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 281.
- ^ Charles Sherrington (2014). The Endeavour of Jean Fernel. Cambridge University Press. p. 136. ISBN 9781107453784.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
tubbswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Potential Taste Receptor for Fat Identified. Scientific American
- ^ Mattes, Richard D. (2009). "Is There a Fatty Acid Taste?". Annual Review of Nutrition. 29: 305–27. doi:10.1146/annurev-nutr-080508-141108. PMC 2843518. PMID 19400700.
