A Life of Ernest Starling (Hardcover)

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.
Starling??'s contributions include:
*Developing the "Frank-Starling Law of the Heart," presented in 1915 and modified in 1919.
*The Starling equation, describing fluid shifts in the body (1896)
*The discovery of secretin, the first hormone, with Bayliss (1902) and the introduction of the concept of hormones (1905).

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2008
Authors:	John Henderson
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	227
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-517780-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Science, technology & engineering Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Medicine > Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences > Physiology > General Books > Biography > Science, technology & engineering
LSN:	0-19-517780-0
Barcode:	9780195177800

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