Excellent enteric explorers.
As if following the natural course of an ingested particle, several structures in the gastrointestinal tract which were named after their discoverers are presented including concise backgrounds of these pioneers of the human intestines.
Somford
Matthijs P
MP
Amphia Hospital, Breda, Amsterdam,The Netherlands. mp_somford@hotmail.com
Marres
Geertruid Mh
GM
van der Schelling
George P
GP
D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000266:history*; D005762:Gastroenterology / Q000266:history*; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans