Arthur Van Gehuchten
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Arthur Van Gehuchten (1861– December 1914) was a Belgian
anatomist
, born at Antwerp. He was professor
in the faculty
of medicine
at the University of Leuven
until the eruption of the War in Europe
in 1914. He moved to England
and taught biology
at Cambridge University until his death
. Van Gehuchten is especially known for his contributions to the theory of neuron
s. In anatomy
, the van Gehuchten method
is the fixing
of a histologic
tissue
in a mixture
of glacial acetic acid
10 parts, chloroform
30 parts, and alcohol
60 parts.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
anatomist
Anatomy
Anatomy is a branch of biology and medicine that is the consideration of the structure of living things. It is a general term that includes human anatomy, animal anatomy , and plant anatomy...
, born at Antwerp. He was professor
Professor
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in the faculty
Faculty (university)
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of medicine
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
at the University of Leuven
Catholic University of Leuven
The Catholic University of Leuven, or of Louvain, was the largest, oldest and most prominent university in Belgium. The university was founded in 1425 as the University of Leuven by John IV, Duke of Brabant and approved by a Papal bull by Pope Martin V.During France's occupation of Belgium in the...
until the eruption of the War in Europe
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
in 1914. He moved to England
England
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and taught biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
at Cambridge University until his death
Death
Death is the permanent termination of the biological functions that sustain a living organism. Phenomena which commonly bring about death include old age, predation, malnutrition, disease, and accidents or trauma resulting in terminal injury....
. Van Gehuchten is especially known for his contributions to the theory of neuron
Neuron doctrine
The neuron doctrine is a descriptive term for the fundamental concept that the nervous system is made up of discrete individual cells, a discovery due to decisive neuro-anatomical work of Santiago Ramon y Cajal and later presented, among others, by H. Waldeyer-Hartz...
s. In anatomy
Anatomy
Anatomy is a branch of biology and medicine that is the consideration of the structure of living things. It is a general term that includes human anatomy, animal anatomy , and plant anatomy...
, the van Gehuchten method
Scientific method
Scientific method refers to a body of techniques for investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, or correcting and integrating previous knowledge. To be termed scientific, a method of inquiry must be based on gathering empirical and measurable evidence subject to specific principles of...
is the fixing
Positioning
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of a histologic
Histology
Histology is the study of the microscopic anatomy of cells and tissues of plants and animals. It is performed by examining cells and tissues commonly by sectioning and staining; followed by examination under a light microscope or electron microscope...
tissue
Biological tissue
Tissue is a cellular organizational level intermediate between cells and a complete organism. A tissue is an ensemble of cells, not necessarily identical, but from the same origin, that together carry out a specific function. These are called tissues because of their identical functioning...
in a mixture
Mixture
In chemistry, a mixture is a material system made up by two or more different substances which are mixed together but are not combined chemically...
of glacial acetic acid
Acetic acid
Acetic acid is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH3CO2H . It is a colourless liquid that when undiluted is also called glacial acetic acid. Acetic acid is the main component of vinegar , and has a distinctive sour taste and pungent smell...
10 parts, chloroform
Chloroform
Chloroform is an organic compound with formula CHCl3. It is one of the four chloromethanes. The colorless, sweet-smelling, dense liquid is a trihalomethane, and is considered somewhat hazardous...
30 parts, and alcohol
Alcohol
In chemistry, an alcohol is an organic compound in which the hydroxy functional group is bound to a carbon atom. In particular, this carbon center should be saturated, having single bonds to three other atoms....
60 parts.
Writings
- L'Anatomie du système nerveux de l'homme (1893)
- Contribution à l'étude du faisceau pyramidal (1896)
- Structure du télencéphale: centres de projection et centres d'association. Polleunis & Ceuterick, 1897
- Cours d'anatomie humain systématique (I-III, 1906-09)
- Les centres nerveaux cérébro-spinaux (1908)
- Het zenuwgestel. Nederl. Boekh, 1908
- La radicotomie postérieure dans les affections nerveuses spasmodiques (1911)
- Coup de couteau dans la moelle lombaire. Essai de physiologie pathologique. Le Névraxe 9, ss. 208–232 (1907)
- Le mouvement pendulaire ou réflexe pendulaire de la jambe. Contribution à l’étude des réflexes tendineux. Le Névraxe 10, ss. 263–266 (1908)
- Over myopatische ziekten. Voordracht met kinematographische lichtbeelden. Handelingen van het XIVe Vlaams Natuur-en Geneeskundig Congres 1–8 (1910)
- La radicotomie postérieure dans les affections nerveuses spasmodiques (modification de l’opération de Foerster). Bulletin de l’Académie royale de Médecine de Belgique ss. 1–43 (1910)
- Het doorsnijden der achterste ruggemergwortels als behandeling van zekere vormen van spastische paraplegie, (met kinematographische lichbeelden). Handelingen van het XVIe Vlaamsch Natuur- en Geneeskundig Congres 422–43 (1913)