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Re: Monro's academic feud with William Hunter over priority in understanding the nature of the lymphatic system ending with the discovery of Francis Glisson's work, see

  • Ambrose, Charles T. (January 2007), "The Priority Dispute over the Function of the Lymphatic System and Glisson's Ghost (The 18th-Century Hunter–Monro Feud)", Cellular Immunology, vol. 245, pp. 7–15, doi:10.1016/j.cellimm.2007.02.015.
  • Hendriksen, Marieke M.A. (October 2015), "Anatomical Mercury: Changing Understandings of Quicksilver, Blood, and the Lymphatic System, 1650–1800" (PDF), Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, vol. 70, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 516–548.

It was important enough to Monro's reputation at the time and historical legacy it should probably be addressed more here, as should his revival of the use of mercury for anatomical studies. Note that all of Hunter, Glisson, and Hoffmann's pages should be expanded to talk about their importance to understanding the lymphatic system too: all are currently mum on the point. — LlywelynII 20:55, 21 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]