Geoffrey Bourne (anatomist)

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Geoffrey Howard Bourne (17 November 1909 – 19 July 1988) was an Australian-U.S. anatomist and primatologist. In particular, he studied the adrenal gland, conducting pioneering work in histochemistry.

He was director of Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center from 1962 until his death.

[edit] External links

• Geoffrey Bourne, Encyclopaedia Britannica (subscription required)
• Biography, from Minnesota State University

[edit] Bibliography

• Bourne, G. H. (1949) The Mammalian Adrenal Gland
• - (1956) Biochemistry and Physiology of Bone
• - (1957) Vitamin C in the Animal Cell
• - (ed.) (1961) Physiological and Pathological Aging
• - (1962) Structure and Function of Muscle
• - (1970) Ape People
• - (1974a) Non-Human Primates and Medical Research
• - (1974b) Primate Odyssey
• - (1975) The Gentle Giants: The Gorilla Story'
• - (ed.) (1977) Human and Veterinary Nutrition
• - (ed.) (1988) Sociological and Medical Aspects of Nutrition