title: The arteries of the spinal cord. The history of a paradigmal shift.
abstract: A historical review of the arterialization of the spinal cord is given. Against the background of philosophical attitudes in various periods during the last two centuries, it is explained how a paradigm may exert a negative influence on scientific progress.
mesh_terms: D001158:Arteries; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply*; D013598:Systems Theory