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Referee's report by George Rolleston, on a paper 'On the minute structure and relationships of the lymphatics of the mammalian skin, and on the ultimate distribution of nerves to the epidermis and subepidermic lymphatics' by George Hoggan and Frances Elizabeth Hoggan

Reference number: RR/8/108

Date: 1878

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Considers the microscopic preparations do not support the conclusions of the authors. Does not think the paper should be published until further evidence is forthcoming. Requests a copy of the authors' first paper for reference.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London', 1878]

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RR/8/108
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1878
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Letter on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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George Rolleston

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George Rolleston, Referee's report by George Rolleston, on a paper 'On the minute structure and relationships of the lymphatics of the mammalian skin, and on the ultimate distribution of nerves to the epidermis and subepidermic lymphatics' by George Hoggan and Frances Elizabeth Hoggan, 1878, RR/8/108, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_8_108/referees-report-by-george-rolleston-on-a-paper-on-the-minute-structure-and-relationships-of-the-lymphatics-of-the-mammalian-skin-and-on-the-ultimate-distribution-of-nerves-to-the-epidermis-and-subepidermic-lymphatics-by-george-hoggan-and-frances-elizabeth-hoggan, accessed on 11 July 2025

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