title: [Eugenio Centanni and the rise of immunology in Italy].
abstract: Eugenio Centanni, born in Montotto, in Italy, in 1863, is - together with Mecnikoff and Ehrilich - one of the founders of Immunology. The article presents his main discoveries and underlines the importance of the Italian scientist in contributing to the rise and development of a 'new' discipline.
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata", Roma, I.
authors.forename: Gian Carlo
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Mancini
mesh_terms: D000486:Allergy and Immunology / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy