August Krogh and Claude Bernard on Basic Principles in Experimental Physiology

Jorgensen discusses the origin of the so-called August Krogh principle: "For many problems there is an animal on which it can be most conveniently studied." The development of the idea from Krogh's teachers and colleagues is traced.

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Published in:Bioscience 2001-01, Vol.51 (1), p.59-61
Main Author: JORGENSEN, C. BARKER
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Animals
Biology
Comparative anatomy
Comparative physiology
DEPARTMENTS
Dogs
Experimentation
Frogs
History
Human physiology
Krogh, Schack August Steenberg (1874-1949)
Observable phenomena
Physiology
Physiology, Experimental
Scientists
Thought
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Summary:Jorgensen discusses the origin of the so-called August Krogh principle: "For many problems there is an animal on which it can be most conveniently studied." The development of the idea from Krogh's teachers and colleagues is traced.
ISSN:0006-3568
1525-3244
DOI:10.1641/0006-3568(2001)051[0059:AKACBO]2.0.CO;2