History question - thoracic duct, etc.
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>>Since it's also known as Van Hoorne's c{*filter*}and Pecquet's duct, they
>>are likely contenders for the honor. Jean Pecquet (1622-1674) was a
>>French anatomist. I suppose Van Hoorne was a Dutch one, but can find
>>no info on him at hand.
>> Steve Harris, M.D.
>This may sound trivial, but the Dutch don't capitalize the "van" in
their
>names, and usually - though not always - have a "der" in there, too.
>Perhaps he was from another Scandinavian country?
>Andrea L. Boyd, PA-S
With a name like Hoorne? Anyway, I believe Van was actually his
first name, like Van Heflen and Van Morrison and Van Winkle.
