Title
Cretin aged 15, c1890. Artist: Unknown
Caption
Cretin aged 15, c1890.Cretinism in infants and children is caused by a defective thyroid gland and failure to produce the hormone thyroxine. Sufferers are mentally and physically retarded. The thyroid is part of the endocrine system. From Les Grands Maux et les Grands Remedes (The Principal Illnesses and Their Remedies) by Jules Rengade. (Paris, c1890).
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1890
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images
Reference
HRM19B66_002
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
50,0Mb (2,9Mb) / 11,9in x 16,4in / 3556 x 4910 (300dpi)