Gaspare Aselli (1581-1626). 1858 illustration of the Italian surgeon and anatomist Gaspare Aselli. Aselli is best known for discovering the lacteal ve

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Gaspare Aselli (1581-1626). 1858 illustration of the Italian surgeon and anatomist Gaspare Aselli. Aselli is best known for discovering the lacteal vessels of the lymphatic system. He was professor of anatomy and surgery at the university of Pavia, Italy, and later published 'De lactibus sive Lacteis venis' (1627) in Milan.

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