title: [François de Lapeyronie, from Montpellier (1678-1747). "Surgery restorer" and universal spirit. The soul, Musc, rooster eggs].
abstract: François de Lapeyronie was a master in surgery in 1695 in Paris then in 1717 and rewarded with the rank of Medical Doctor of the University of Reims. The authors try to underline his intelligence and his broadmindedness through three publications about the centre of the soul in the corpus callosum, the anatomical dissection of a kind of stone marten and the scientific research of the so called 'egg of cock'.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Anatomie de la Faculté de Médecine Lyon Grange-Blanche - 8, avenue Rockefeller -69373 Lyon Cedex 08.
authors.forename: Louis-Paul
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: Jean-Jacques
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Ferrandis
authors.forename: Jean-Eric
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Blatteau
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain; D002645:Chickens; D003670:Deer; D005229:Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated; D005602:France; D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history*; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D010063:Ovum
chemical_list: D005229:Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated; C008563:musk