A life of Ernest Starling / / John Henderson
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| Autore: |
Henderson John <1949->
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| Titolo: |
A life of Ernest Starling / / John Henderson
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Published for the American Physiological Society by Oxford University Press, 2005 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. 2005. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (245 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 612/.0092 |
| B | |
| Soggetto topico: | Physiologists - Great Britain |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | A life of Ernest Starling |
| ISBN: | 1-4614-7526-0 |
| 1-281-04994-8 | |
| 9786611049942 | |
| 0-08-053549-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910828814103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
People and ideas series.