Cardiovascular Pathology
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 238-241 , July 2011

What a pity the master cannot admire his pupil's work: the autopsy of the anatomist Antonio Cocchi (1695–1758) performed by his pupil Saverio Manetti

  • Raffaella Santi

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pathological Anatomy, Department of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, University of Florence, Italy
    • ,
  • Andrea A. Conti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, University of Florence, Italy
    • Italian Centre for Evidence Based Medicine, University of Florence, Italy
    • ,
  • Gabriella Nesi

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pathological Anatomy, Department of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, University of Florence, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Pathological Anatomy, Department of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, University of Florence, Viale G.B. Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy. Tel.: +39 055 4478114; fax: +39 055 4379868.

Received 16 February 2010 ,Revised 18 April 2010 ,Accepted 6 May 2010.

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 Conflicts of interest: The authors have nothing to disclose.

PII: S1054-8807(10)00071-2

doi: 10.1016/j.carpath.2010.05.002

Cardiovascular Pathology
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 238-241 , July 2011

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