title: [Thomas Addison and the adrenal gland].
abstract: The famous and beautifully illustrated monograph "On the Constitutional and Local Effects of Disease of the Suprarenal Capsules" was published by Thomas Addison in 1855. This was the first description of the disease that now bears his name. Thomas Addison provided the first real contribution to the knowledge of adrenal function after three centuries of non-productive speculation and is one of the founders of modern endocrinology.
authors.affiliation: Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht, afd. Interne Geneeskunde en Endocrinologie, Utrecht, the Netherlands. l.c.c.j.smans@umcutrecht.nl
authors.forename: Lisanne C C J
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Smans
authors.forename: Pierre M J
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Zelissen
mesh_terms: D000224:Addison Disease / Q000266:history*; D004704:Endocrinology / Q000266:history*; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D006113:United Kingdom