| Arnault Tzanck, MD (1886-1954). | |
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PMID: 20303038 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Arnault Tzanck's name is attached to an apparatus he invented that was widely used for transfusing blood in France between the wars, as well a simple test he devised using the microscopic analysis of scrapings from skin cancer lesions, different ganglia, and some forms of dermatitis especially pemphigus. The Tzanck smear is still widely used as a test for herpes, among other diseases. He also experimented with different methods of preserving blood and blood substitutes. Tzanck's most lasting contribution was in the organization of blood transfusion in France that eventually resulted in the creation of the Centre National de Transfusion Sanguine (National Blood Transfusion Center), which was established in 1949 with Tzanck as its first director. In the process, Tzanck educated a whole generation of serologists and immunologists, including Jean Dausset, Marcel Bessis, and Jean Pierre Soulier. |
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Authors:
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William H Schneider |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Biography; Historical Article; Journal Article; Portraits |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Transfusion medicine reviews Volume: 24 ISSN: 1532-9496 ISO Abbreviation: Transfus Med Rev Publication Date: 2010 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-03-22 Completed Date: 2010-06-01 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8709027 Medline TA: Transfus Med Rev Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 147-50 Citation Subset: IM |
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(c) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Department of History, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. whschnei@iupui.edu |
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Blood Transfusion
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history*,
instrumentation,
methods* France Hematology / history, instrumentation, methods History, 20th Century History, 21st Century Humans |
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Personal Name Subject:
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Arnault Tzanck |
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