Screen LibraryA life of Ernest Starling /
Ernest Starling (1866-1927) was pre-eminent in the golden age of British Physiology. His name is usually associated with his Law of the Heart, but his discovery of secretin (the first hormone whose mode of action was explained) and his work on capillaries were more important contributions. He coined...
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Published for the American Physiological Society by Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2005. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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People and ideas series
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780195177800 |
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Ernest Starling (1866-1927) was pre-eminent in the golden age of British Physiology. His name is usually associated with his Law of the Heart, but his discovery of secretin (the first hormone whose mode of action was explained) and his work on capillaries were more important contributions. He coined the word 'hormone' one hundred years ago. His analysis of capillary function demonstrated that equal and opposite forces move across the capillary wall--an outward (hydrostatic) force and an inward (osmotic) force derived from plasma proteins. Starlings contributions include: *Developing the "Fra |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (227 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9781461475262 1461475260 9780080535494 0080535496 |
| Index Number: | QP26 |
| CLC: | K835.616.15 |
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Prelude -- Hearts and Capillaries -- 1890-1899 -- Secretin, Politics, and the New Institute -- Starling's Law and Related Matters -- Interlude: The Haldane Commission (1910-13) -- The Great War -- 1918-1920 -- Back to Research -- The End of the Trail -- A Life Surveyed. |