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Short Article The Use of Mercury against Pediculosis in the Renaissance: The Case of Ferdinand II of Aragon, King of Naples, 1467–96

The hair samples of Ferdinand II of Aragon (1467–1496), King of Naples, whose mummy is preserved in the Basilica of San Domenico Maggiore in Naples, showed a high content of mercury, with a value of 827ppm. Furthermore, examination using a stereomicroscope and a scanning electron microscope (SEM) of...

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Autores principales: FORNACIARI, GINO, MARINOZZI, SILVIA, GAZZANIGA, VALENTINA, GIUFFRA, VALENTINA, PICCHI, MALAYKA SAMANTHA, GIUSIANI, MARIO, MASETTI, MASSIMO
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medical History 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3037217/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23752867