50 years of the Institute of Experimental Endocrinology of the Charité (Humboldt University, Berlin) - The way from Aschheim's Laboratory of the 2^nd Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology to a research institute

Abstract

The aim of this article is firstly to elucidate the historical roots which preceded the foundation of the first Institute of Experimental Endocrinology in Germany and secondly to illustrate the special development of this Institute with its ups and downs within the context of German history.